Frederick James Arthur Niddrie (March 27, 1890 – December 19, 1958) was a farmer provincial level politician from

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, Canada. He served as a member of the

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and sat with the governing Social Credit caucus representing the electoral district of

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from 1950 until his death in 1958.

Early life

Niddrie was born in

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in 1889. His family moved to

when he was very young. He took his early schooling in the town and later attended post secondary education at Alberta College in Edmonton.

Political career

Niddrie ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the by-election held on November 16, 1950. He defeated Liberal candidate M. Winther to hold the Olds electoral district for Social Credit. Less than two years later, Niddrie ran for re-election in the

1952 Alberta general election The 1952 Alberta general election was held on August 5, 1952, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Ernest C. Manning in his third election as leader of the Social Credit Party, and its first election since the Social Credit ...

. He faced a straight fight against Liberal candidate Edward Miller and won his second term easily. Niddrie was re-elected for his third and final term in the

1955 Alberta general election The 1955 Alberta general election was held on June 29, 1955, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Despite losing almost 10% of the popular vote (compared to its 1952 proportion of the vote) and 30% of its seats in the legislat ...

. His margin of victory dropped against Liberal candidate A. Boyce, but he still won easily. Niddrie died on December 19, 1958 as a result of complications from a ruptured appendix that he had been hospitalized with approximately two weeks prior. He was buried in

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Niddrie, Frederick 1890 births 1958 deaths Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs People from Olds, Alberta Politicians from Winnipeg