George William Anderson (May 20, 1836
– April 21, 1909
) was an
English-born farmer, baker and political figure in
British Columbia. He represented
Victoria in the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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from 1886 to 1894.
He was born in
Wotton, Surrey, the son of John Anderson, and was educated at
Dorking
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. At the age of 14, he left school to work with his father on the family farm. The following year, he apprenticed as a baker, working for three years in England before travelling to
New York City in 1854. Two years later, Anderson moved to
Dubuque, Iowa, opening his own business there. He married Mary O'Connell
there in 1859. In 1864, he sold his business, investing in horses, which he sold at a profit in
California. Anderson then entered the bakery business again in
Grass Valley
A grass valley (also vega and valle) is a meadow located within a forested and relatively small drainage basin such as a headwater. Grass valleys are common in North America, where they are created and maintained principally by the work of be ...
. In 1869, he sold his business and moved to the
Lakes District in British Columbia,
where he purchased a farm.
Anderson later opened a bakery business in
Victoria, continuing to operate his farm. In 1882, he sold the business in Victoria.
[3] He died at
Cedar Hill
Cedar may refer to:
Trees and plants
*''Cedrus'', common English name cedar, an Old-World genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae
*Cedar (plant), a list of trees and plants known as cedar
Places United States
* Cedar, Arizona
* ...
.
References
1836 births
1909 deaths
Independent MLAs in British Columbia
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