James Frederick Anderson (September 2, 1903 – October 18, 1983) was a politician in

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, Canada. He served in the

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from 1948 to 1958 as a

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. The son of William V. Anderson and Harriet Ellen Whitmore, Anderson was born in Oakville, Manitoba and was educated there and at the

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. He went on to study law, practising in

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until 1942, when he moved to Ashern. Anderson was administrator for the Rural Municipality of Woodlea from 1942 to 1948. He also served as a school board trustee, as a member of the Ashern Hospital Board and as president of the Manitoba Hospital Organization. Anderson was first elected to the legislature in a

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on December 23, 1948, defeating CCF opponent Michael Taczynski in the Fairford constituency. The by-election was called after former

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resigned to run for a seat in the

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. Anderson was returned by acclamation in the 1949 election, and was re-elected without difficulty in the 1953 election. He was a backbench supporter of Douglas Campbell's government during his time in the legislature, and did not seek re-election in 1958. He died in Ashern at the age of 80.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, James F. 1903 births 1983 deaths Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba