Frederic Anderson (September 9, 1878 – June 13, 1951) was a provincial level politician from

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, Canada. He was elected to the

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holding a seat in the

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electoral district from 1935 to 1948 as a member of the

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caucus.

Early life

Frederic Anderson was born on September 9, 1879, to Frederic Anderson and Rosamund Piers at Adyar, South India. Anderson was educated at

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in England, and was employed by the

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for three years. Anderson would move to Canada in 1907 and homesteaded northwest of

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. In 1914, he would enlist in the 28th battalion and served overseas in the First World War, ending his service as a major.

Political career

Anderson ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the

1935 Alberta general election The 1935 Alberta general election was held on August 22, 1935, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The newly founded Social Credit Party of Alberta won a sweeping victory, unseating the 14-year government of the United Farme ...

. He ran as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of

. He took the third seat on the 15th count to win his first term in office. Anderson ran for a second term in the

1940 Alberta general election The 1940 Alberta general election was held on March 21, 1940, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Despite its failure to implement its key policy, providing prosperity certificates to all Albertans, the Social Credit Part ...

. He won the 5th seat just barely hanging on to win re-election. Anderson was re-elected to his third and final term in the

1944 Alberta general election The 1944 Alberta general election was held on August 8, 1944, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. As well, in late 1944 and early 1945, Armed Forces voters voted for separate representation - by electing an Army, an Air Forc ...

. He improved his showing by winning second place in the district. Anderson's health began to deteriorate in 1947, and he did not attend any sittings of the Legislature in 1948. Anderson did not seek re-election in 1948 and retired from politics at the dissolution of the legislature.

Later life

Anderson died on June 13, 1951, in Colonel Belcher Hospital in

after a long illness.

References

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
* Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs Canadian Expeditionary Force officers People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College 1951 deaths 1878 births Canadian Army officers British people in colonial India British emigrants to Canada Military personnel of British India 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta {{Alberta-MLA-stub