Lieutenant Commander Albert Wesley Anderson (23 July 1907 – 18 June 1986) was the son of The Rt Hon.

Sir Robert Newton Anderson and Lydia "Lily" Elizabeth Smith, a businessman, member of Londonderry Corporation and Mayor of Derry (from 1963 to 1968).

Albert Anderson was born in Derry and educated at Foyle College and at Rydal School (Wales), followed by the University of Nottingham.

During this period, he was a leading figure in the unsuccessful campaign to site a new university in Derry.

Anderson was Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs from 26 October 1971 until 1972.