He was born in Galashiels and was educated there and in St. Catharines, Ontario. In 1889, Sanderson married Jean Forsyth. He served as president of the Board of Trade for Kinistino.[1] Sanderson was defeated by George Balfour Johnston when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1908.[3]
Thomas Sanderson first came out West as far as what in now Winnipeg in 1875. He came again with a friend in 1878 and travelled as far as Prince Albert. Together they spotted land South East of PA, at the Carrot River. and decided this is where they wanted to settle. Sanderson went back to Ontario and over 10 families came West in 1879 travelling by horseback, cart and by foot from Winnipeg 500 miles north west to near what is now Kinistino. In 1885, he was captured by Louis Riel' men and held prisoner at Batache, until he was sent by Riel to advise the NWMP to recover their dead at Duck Lake. He returned 10 bodies and 1 wounded to Prince Albert. He testified at Riel's trial at Regina.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abChambers, E. J (1908). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
^"Saskatchewan Members of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
^(PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
thomas, sanderson, saskatchewan, politician, thomas, sanderson, december, 1849, 1922, scottish, born, farmer, political, figure, saskatchewan, represented, kinistino, legislative, assembly, saskatchewan, from, 1905, 1908, liberal, born, galashiels, educated, t. Thomas Sanderson December 28 1849 1 1922 2 was a Scottish born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan He represented Kinistino in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1908 as a Liberal He was born in Galashiels and was educated there and in St Catharines Ontario In 1889 Sanderson married Jean Forsyth He served as president of the Board of Trade for Kinistino 1 Sanderson was defeated by George Balfour Johnston when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1908 3 Thomas Sanderson first came out West as far as what in now Winnipeg in 1875 He came again with a friend in 1878 and travelled as far as Prince Albert Together they spotted land South East of PA at the Carrot River and decided this is where they wanted to settle Sanderson went back to Ontario and over 10 families came West in 1879 travelling by horseback cart and by foot from Winnipeg 500 miles north west to near what is now Kinistino In 1885 he was captured by Louis Riel men and held prisoner at Batache until he was sent by Riel to advise the NWMP to recover their dead at Duck Lake He returned 10 bodies and 1 wounded to Prince Albert He testified at Riel s trial at Regina 4 References edit a b Chambers E J 1908 Canadian Parliamentary Guide Saskatchewan Members of the Legislative Assembly PDF Saskatchewan Archives Board Retrieved 2012 03 20 Election Results by Electoral Division PDF Saskatchewan Archives Board Archived from the original PDF on 2013 11 12 Retrieved 2012 03 14 Family history Sask achives nbsp This article about a Saskatchewan politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Sanderson Saskatchewan politician amp oldid 1134829854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
