About Crawford Anderson
Lived 1840 – 1930 (aged 89–90). Crawford Anderson was a New Zealand politician.
John Crawford Anderson ( 1848 – 12 November 1930) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.
Early life Anderson was born about 1848 at Maori Kaik on Otago Peninsula, the son of Archibald Anderson. He was educated firstly at Inch Clutha school, then later at Otago Boys' High School.
At the age of 20, Anderson leased acres from his father to open an antimony mine in the Lammerlaw Range. However, he returned to farming and shepherding in Marlborough, before opening a general store in Bannockburn with James Horn in 1883.
Political career Anderson contested the Bruce electorate three times. He later unsuccessfully contested the Bruce electorate in the election against the incumbent, James Allen.
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Crawford Anderson died on 12 November 1930.
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