George Sanderson (Canadian politician)
- George Sanderson (Canadian politician)
Infobox Politician (general)
name= George Pringle Sanderson
imagesize=300
title= Alderman on the Edmonton Town Council
term_start= January 3, 1893
term_end= January 2, 1894
term_start2= July 1896
term_end2= December 14, 1896
birth_date= December 24, 1850
birth_place= Carleton Place, Ontario
death_date= 1940
spouse= Julia Simpson (4 children)
profession= Blacksmith, locksmith
religion=
footnotes=
George Pringle Sanderson (December 24, 1850 – 1940) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.
Biography
George Sanderson was born December 24, 1850 in Carleton Place, Ontario. He moved to Winnipeg in 1877 to work as a blacksmith before moving further west, to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan by ox cart. He came to Edmonton in 1881 by buckboard. He became the settlement's second blacksmith and first locksmith. He returned temporarily to Winnipeg in 1883 to marry Julia Simpson, with whom he had four children.
He became Edmonton's first fire chief in 1892, the same year as he ran in Edmonton's first election for town council. He failed to become alderman, finishing in a tie for eighth of fourteen candidates (the top six were elected). He was more successful in 1893, when he finished fifth of nine candidates, but was defeated in his 1894 re-election bid, finishing eighth of nine candidates.
In 1896, alderman Isaac Cowie resigned, and Sanderson was appointed by Council to take his place. He did not seek re-election in the next election. His last foray into public life took place in 1905, when he finished last of ten candidates in a bid to return as an alderman.
George Pringle Sanderson died in 1940.
References
* [http://www.epl.ca/Elections/results/EPLBiographiesLetter.cfm?id=S Edmonton Public Library biography of George Sanderson]
* [http://www.edmonton.ca/CityGov/ElectionHistory/Members%20of%20Council%20Biographies.doc City of Edmonton biography of George Sanderson]
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