Fred Anderson (Canadian politician)
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Frederic Anderson | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office August 22, 1935 – August 16, 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Farthing William Ross Fred White Norman Hindsley |
| Succeeded by | Fred Colborne Hugh John MacDonald |
| Constituency | Calgary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1878 |
| Died | June 13, 1951 (aged 72) |
| Party | Social Credit |
| Alma mater | Haileybury College |
Frederic Anderson (September 9, 1878 – June 13, 1951) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta holding a seat in the Calgary electoral district from 1935 to 1948 as a member of the Social Credit caucus.
Frederic Anderson was born on September 9, 1879, to Frederic Anderson and Rosamund Piers at Adyar, South India.[3] Anderson was educated at Haileybury College in England, and was employed by the Bank of England for three years.[2] Anderson would move to Canada in 1907 and homesteaded northwest of Medicine Hat.[2] In 1914, he would enlist in the 28th battalion and served overseas in the First World War, ending his service as a major.[2]
Political career
Anderson ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election. He ran as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Calgary. He took the third seat on the 15th count to win his first term in office.[4] Anderson ran for a second term in the 1940 Alberta general election. He won the 5th seat just barely hanging on to win re-election.[5] Anderson was re-elected to his third and final term in the 1944 Alberta general election. He improved his showing by winning second place in the district.[6] Anderson's health began to deteriorate in 1947, and he did not attend any sittings of the Legislature in 1948.[2] Anderson did not seek re-election in 1948 and retired from politics at the dissolution of the legislature.