Frederick James Arthur Niddrie (March 27, 1890 – December 19, 1958) was a farmer provincial level politician from

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, Canada. He served as a member of the

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and sat with the governing Social Credit caucus representing the electoral district of Olds from 1950 until his death in 1958.

Early life

Niddrie was born in

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, in 1889. His family moved to agle Valley on the Big Red Deer River west of Olds, Albertawhen he was very young. He took his early schooling in Eagle Valley country school and later attended post secondary education at Alberta College in Edmonton.

Political career

Niddrie ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the by-election held on November 16, 1950. He defeated Liberal candidate M. Winther to hold the Olds electoral district for Social Credit. Less than two years later, Niddrie ran for re-election in the 1952 Alberta general election. He faced a straight fight against Liberal candidate Edward Miller and won his second term easily. Niddrie was re-elected for his third and final term in the 1955 Alberta general election. His margin of victory dropped against Liberal candidate A. Boyce, but he still won easily. Niddrie died on December 19, 1958, as a result of complications from a ruptured appendix that he had been hospitalized with approximately two weeks prior. He was buried in Olds,

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External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Niddrie, Frederick 1890 births 1958 deaths Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs People from Olds, Alberta Politicians from Winnipeg 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta