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.