Percy McCuaig Anderson

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Edith Leslie
(m. 1911)
Percy McCuaig Anderson
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office
1934–1938
Education Queen's University
OccupationJurist, politician

Percy McCuaig Anderson (January 9, 1879 – November 19, 1948) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Regina City from 1934 to 1938 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal.

He was born in Paisley, Ontario and was educated in Uxbridge, in Belleville and at Queen's University. He studied law in Winnipeg, Manitoba and then moved to Saskatchewan, working with a law firm in Regina. In 1911, he married Edith Leslie. Anderson was named King's Counsel in 1919. [1] He was president of the Regina Board of Trade from 1920 to 1921. [2] He served as chairman of the Saskatchewan war labor mobilization board during World War II. In November 1938, he resigned his seat in the assembly [2] when he was named to the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench. In 1946, Anderson was appointed to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. [1]

He died in Regina on November 19, 1948. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Honourable Percy M. Anderson". Courts of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Regina Judge Heads Board". Leader-Post . Regina. September 25, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  3. "Judge Dies". Edmonton Journal . Regina. CP. November 20, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved July 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com.