Name Fred Anderson Died June 13, 1951 | Role Politician | |
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Preceded by Hugh Farthing
William Ross
Fred White
Norman Hindsley Succeeded by Fred Colborne
Hugh John MacDonald Born September 9, 1878
Adyar, South India ( 1878-09-09 ) Political party Alberta Social Credit Party | ||
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.
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. 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. 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. Anderson did not seek re-election in 1948 and retired from politics at the dissolution of the legislature.