Albert Charles Saunders Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Albert Charles Saunders
Honorific-Suffix:K.C.
Order:16th
Office:Premier of Prince Edward Island
Predecessor:James D. Stewart
Successor:Walter Lea
Lieutenant Governor:Frank Richard Heartz
Term Start:August 21, 1927
Term End:May 20, 1930
Office1:Leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
Predecessor1:John Howatt Bell
Successor1:Walter Lea
Term Start1:July 26, 1923
Term End1:May 20, 1930
Office2:MLA (Assemblyman) for 1st Prince
Predecessor2:John Richards
Successor2:Shelton Sharp
Term Start2:September 16, 1915
Term End2:May 20, 1930
Birth Date:12 October 1874
Birth Place:Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Death Place:Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Liberal
Children:4
Alma Mater:Prince of Wales College
Occupation:lawyer and judge
Profession:Politician

Albert Charles Saunders (October 12, 1874  - October 18, 1943) was a Canadian politician and jurist from Prince Edward Island.

Saunders served as mayor of Summerside for four terms. He was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1919 and became leader of the opposition Liberal Party in 1923.

He led the Liberals to victory in the 1927 election by supporting the continuation of total prohibition against the Conservative government's proposals to ease the temperance measure. The Saunders government revised the curriculum of the public school system, raised the salaries of teachers and improved the island's roads.

He served as the 16th premier of Prince Edward Island until 1930 when he accepted an appointment to the provincial Supreme Court. Saunders died in Summerside.