Margaret Jean Anderson (August 7, 1915 – December 8, 2003) was a

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businesswoman and

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. Born in Burnt Church, New Brunswick, she was president of the family business, W.S. Anderson and Company Ltd., a lumber company. From 1972 to 1976, she was president of the New Brunswick Women's Liberal Association. In 1978, she was summoned to the senate on the advice of

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representing the

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of Northumberland--Miramichi, New Brunswick. She sat as a member of the

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and retired at the age of 75 in 1990. Anderson was also a member of the Miramichi Historical Society, past president of the UCW, former member of the Newcastle Curling Club and member of the St. James & St. John's United Church. Anderson died in Miramichi, New Brunswick on December 8, 2003

References

Debates of the Senate, Volume 141, Issue 7

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