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.
albert, charles, saunders, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn, . This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Albert Charles Saunders news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Albert Charles Saunders October 12 1874 October 18 1943 was a Canadian politician and jurist from Prince Edward Island The HonourableAlbert Charles SaundersK C 16th Premier of Prince Edward IslandIn office August 21 1927 May 20 1930MonarchGeorge VLieutenant GovernorFrank Richard HeartzPreceded byJames D StewartSucceeded byWalter LeaLeader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal PartyIn office July 26 1923 May 20 1930Preceded byJohn Howatt BellSucceeded byWalter LeaMLA Assemblyman for 1st PrinceIn office September 16 1915 May 20 1930Preceded byJohn RichardsSucceeded byShelton SharpPersonal detailsBorn 1874 10 12 October 12 1874Summerside Prince Edward IslandDiedOctober 18 1943 1943 10 18 aged 69 Summerside Prince Edward IslandNationalityCanadianPolitical partyLiberalSpouseLeila Zwicker Graves m 1902 wbr Children4Alma materPrince of Wales CollegeOccupationlawyer and judgeProfessionPoliticianSaunders 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 This article about a Prince Edward Island politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albert Charles Saunders amp oldid 1185387000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,