Fred Anderson (Canadian politician)

Frederic "Fred" 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
MLA for Calgary
In office
1935–1948
Preceded byHugh Farthing
William Ross
Fred White
Norman Hindsley
Succeeded byFred Colborne
Hugh John MacDonald
Personal details
Born(1878-09-09)September 9, 1878
Adyar, South India[1]
DiedJune 13, 1951(1951-06-13) (aged 72)
Calgary, Alberta[2]
Political partySocial Credit

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] Anderson did not seek re-election in 1948 and retired from politics at the dissolution of the legislature.

References
  1. Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1965). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
  2. "Former Calgary M.L.A. Dies". Calgary Herald. June 14, 1951.
  3. "Calgary results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  4. "Calgary results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  5. "Calgary results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.


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