Robert King Anderson

Robert King Anderson (August 29, 1861 – July 3, 1950) was a Canadian politician, physician and teacher.

Robert King Anderson
Robert King Anderson upon taking office as MP in the House of Commons of Canada in 1918.
Member of Parliament for Halton
In office 1917–1935
Preceded by	David Henderson
Succeeded by	Hughes Cleaver
Personal details
Born	(1861-08-29)August 29, 1861 Trafalgar Township, Canada West
Died	July 3, 1950(1950-07-03) (aged 88) Hamilton, Ontario[1]
Resting place	Milton, Ontario
Political party	Unionist (1917-1922)[2] Conservative (later)
Spouse(s)	Lavina Ann Cowan ​ ( m. 1894; died 1947) [3][4][5]
Profession	physician, teacher

Biography

Anderson graduated as a physician from the University of Toronto in 1888, and pursued postgraduate studies in Edinburgh, New York City and Chicago before setting up in practice.[1] On settling in Milton, Ontario, he pursued an interest in local politics, becoming a town councillor in 1904-1907 and Mayor in 1907-1909, as well as being Chairman of the Milton Hydro-Electric Commission for eight years.[1] From 1906, he served in the Canadian Militia with the 20th Halton Rifles as its major and paymaster.

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of Halton in 1917 and re-elected in 1921, 1925, 1926 and 1930.

Electoral record

1930 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert King Anderson	6,976	54.6	-4.5
	Liberal–Progressive	James Waldbrook	5,806	45.4
Total valid votes			12,782	100.0

1926 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert King Anderson	6,222	59.1	+3.6
	Liberal	William James Laird Hampshire	4,308	40.9	-3.6
Total valid votes			10,530	100.0

1925 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert King Anderson	6,775	55.5	+12.2
	Liberal	Duncan Campbell	5,424	44.5	+14.4
Total valid votes			12,199	100.0

1921 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert King Anderson	5,264	43.3	-26.9
	Liberal	William Franklin Fisher	3,649	30.0	+0.3
	Progressive	John Featherstone Ford	3,238	26.6
Total valid votes			12,151	100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Government vote in 1917 election, and Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote.

1917 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Government (Unionist)	Robert King Anderson	4,802	70.3	+15.9
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Walter Dymond Gregory	2,032	29.7	-15.9
Total valid votes			6,834	100.0

Note: Government vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1911 election, and Opposition vote is compared to Liberal vote.

References

1. "Well Known Figure Dr. Anderson Dies". The Canadian Champion. Milton. July 6, 1950. p. 1.
2. "Unionist meeting". The Canadian Champion. Milton. November 15, 1917. p. 2.
3. "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927". familysearch.org. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
4. "Obituary: Mrs. R.K.Anderson". The Canadian Champion. Milton. June 26, 1947. p. 8.
5. "Gravesite: Dr Robert King Anderson". findagrave.com.

External links

• Robert King Anderson – Parliament of Canada biography