Frank Calder (politician)
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Frank Arthur Calder, OC OBC (August 3, 1915 – November 4, 2006) was a Nisga'a politician in Canada.
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Frank Arthur Calder | |
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![]() 2004 Order of British Columbia | |
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Atlin | |
In office June 15, 1949 – September 19, 1956 | |
Preceded by | William Duncan Smith |
Succeeded by | William James Asselstine |
In office September 12, 1960 – May 10, 1979 | |
Preceded by | William James Asselstine |
Succeeded by | Al Passarell |
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Born | (1915-08-03)August 3, 1915 Nass Harbour, British Columbia |
Died | November 4, 2006(2006-11-04) (aged 91) Victoria, British Columbia |
Political party | Social Credit (1974-1979) New Democrat (1949-1974) |
Spouse | Tamaki Koshibe |
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Born in Nass Harbour, British Columbia, Calder was the first indigenous person to graduate from the Anglican Theological College of the University of British Columbia. Calder was a hereditary chief of the House of Wisinxbiltkw from the Killerwhale Tribe. He died November 4, 2006, at an assisted-living home in Victoria from the effects of cancer and recent abdominal surgery.