Thomas Anderson (born 1740)Thomas Anderson (b. 1740) - ArtUK was an extensive landowner in Perth, Scotland, in the 18th century. Along with Thomas Hay Marshall, his son-in-law and future lord provost of Perth, he was responsible for the construction of much of Georgian Perth.Civic History of Perth from Medieval Times – Perth Civic Trust
Career Anderson's acreage in Perth included the former Blackfriars land. He purchased half of the land from a Mrs Miller. With his son-in-law Thomas Hay Marshall, he began the first steps towards creating Tay Street when, in the late 18th century, they laid out Atholl Crescent and Atholl Street in the north and Marshall Place in the south. The sections in between were gradually filled in over the course of the next century.
Anderson was a trustee and commissioner of a project to build a new Tay bridge in 1765, employing the engineer John Smeaton. Trials were made by John Gwin.Reports of the Late John Smeaton, vol. 1 (London, 1837), pp. 117-123. Anderson contributed £21 to a bridge fund in 1776.Memorabilia of the City of Perth (Perth, 1806), p. 352.
Personal life Anderson was born in 1740 to Thomas Anderson Sr and Sarah Rose.
Anderson's daughter, Rosie, married Thomas Hay Marshall in 1792. Rose Terrace in Perth is now named for her."Anniversary of man who shaped Perth but died penniless" – Daily Record, 11 July 2008Perth: The Postcard Collection, Jack Gillon (2020) She was later adulterous, resulting in Marshall divorcing her in 1803, after eleven years of marriage.Mrs Rose Anderson, Wife of Thomas Hay Marshall, Merchant in Perth v. Thomas Hay Marshall, United Kingdom House of Lords (April 8, 1799) – Casemine
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