John Anderson (January 27, 1855 – November 8, 1930) was a businessman, politician, and a city councillor of St. John's City Council and member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly.
He came to Newfoundland in 1875 and joined the firm of James Baird in St. John's.
He served on St. John's City Council from 1900 to 1904 and was elected to the House of Assembly around the same time.
Anderson became fascinated with the idea of daylight saving time (DST) after meeting William Willett who had been promoting it in England.
His advocacy for the bill to enact DST earned the sobriquet Anderson's Time.