Fred Sanderson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: St. Marys, Ontario, Canada
About Fred Sanderson
- Frederick George Sanderson (12 October 1870 – 8 December 1954) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
- He was born in St.
- Marys, Ontario and became an agent, farmer and manufacturer by career. He attended St.
- Marys Collegiate Institute, then studied at the Ontario College of Pharmacy.
- His functions with the Liberal Party included a role as Ontario Liberal Whip in 1926, and in 1929 he became chief Ontario organizer for the federal party.Sanderson was a municipal politician in St.
- Marys, Ontario, as a councillor from 1908 to 1910, then mayor in 1911 and 1912, and served on the Public Utility Commission from 1914 to 1916.
- He served as a captain of the Canadian army in World War I. He was first elected to Parliament at the Perth South riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in 1925, 1926 and 1930.
- In 1933, his riding became known as Perth and he was re-elected in 1935 and 1940.
- On 13 February 1936, he was appointed Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.
- Sanderson finished his term in the 19th Canadian Parliament and did not seek a further term in the 1945 election.
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