Percy McCuaig Anderson

Percy McCuaig Anderson (January 9, 1879 – November 1948[1]) 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Honourable Percy M. Anderson". Courts of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  2. 1 2 "Regina Judge Heads Board". Leader-Post (Regina). September 25, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 2012-05-01.


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