John Anthony (provost)

Sir John Anthony JP (1862–1935) was a late 19th and early 20th century Scottish businessman who served as Provost of Govan from 1903 to 1906.

He was born in Kirkford near Stewarton in Ayrshire on 9 February 1862 to Andrew Anthony, a shoemaker, and his wife Agnes McCrae.

[1] In 1875 he began working as a message boy (delivering telegraphs) based at Stewarton Railway Station.

Around 1880 he transferred to Pollokshaws and around 1882 moved to Govan, still working for the railway, but as a cashier.

He joined Govan town council as a councillor in 1893, becoming a magistrate in 1897 and being elected Provost in 1904.