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Admiral Sir David Murray Anderson, KCB, KCMG, MVO (11 April 1874 – 30 October 1936) was a naval officer and governor.

Born on 11 April 1874 at Newton-by-Chester, England. Educated at Stubbington, in 1887 he became a cadet at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, went to sea two years later. He commanded the royal yacht Victoria and Albert in 1908.

He served as a naval officer in the First World War, rising to admiral in 1931 before retiring from the Royal Navy. Anderson was Governor of Newfoundland in 1932-35. When, because of financial difficulties, representative government was suspended there, he presided over the Commission of Government, and his personal charm and tact helped to ease a difficult situation.

In November 1935 he was appointed governor of New South Wales. En route he was taken ill, and spent six weeks in hospital in Perth, Western Australia. He was sworn in at Sydney on 6 August 1936. Because of his recurring illness, Lady Anderson ably undertook many official duties on his behalf. On 29 October 1936 he collapsed suddenly and died of a cerebral haemorrhage the next day.