{{Short description|Canadian politician, barrister and lawyer}} {{other people|Alexander Anderson}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | riding = High Park | term_start = 1935 | term_end = 1945 | predecessor = riding created | successor = William Alexander McMaster | riding2 = Toronto—High Park | term_start2 = 1925 | term_end2 = 1935 | predecessor2 = riding created | successor2 = riding abolished | party = Conservative | birth_date = {{birth date|1863|07|01}} | birth_place = Adelaide, Canada West | death_date = {{death date and age|1946|06|03|1863|07|01}} | death_place = Toronto | profession = barrister, lawyer }} '''Alexander James Anderson''' (July 1, 1863 – June 3, 1946) was a Canadian politician, barrister and lawyer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the historical Conservative Party in 1925 representing Toronto—High Park where he was re-elected in 1926 and in 1930. He was also re-elected in the new riding of High Park in 1935 and 1940. He suffered a stroke in December 1944, and died on June 3, 1946 in Toronto.<ref>{{cite news |title=A. J. Anderson: High Park MP For 19 Years; Law Firm Head |work=The Globe and Mail |date=June 4, 1946 |page=4 |id={{proquest|1313778586}}}}</ref>
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