Percy McCuaig Anderson explained

Percy McCuaig Anderson
Birth Date:9 January 1879
Birth Place:Paisley, Ontario
Death Place:Regina, Saskatchewan
Occupation:Jurist, politician
Education:Queen's University
Party:Liberal
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Constituency:Regina City
Term Start:1934
Term End:1938

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. He was president of the Regina Board of Trade from 1920 to 1921.[1] 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[1] when he was named to the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench. In 1946, Anderson was appointed to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.[2]

He died in Regina on November 19, 1948.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Regina Judge Heads Board . . Regina . September 25, 1943 . 2 . 2012-05-01.
  2. Web site: The Honourable Percy M. Anderson . Courts of Saskatchewan . 2012-05-01.
  3. News: Judge Dies . . Regina . CP . 2 . 1948-11-20 . 2020-07-19 . Newspapers.com.