Frank Calder (politician)
Frank Arthur Calder | |
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Calder c. 1960 | |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Atlin | |
| In office September 12, 1960 – May 10, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | William James Asselstine |
| Succeeded by | Al Passarell |
| In office June 15, 1949 – September 19, 1956 | |
| Preceded by | William Duncan Smith |
| Succeeded by | William James Asselstine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 3, 1915 Nass Harbour, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | November 4, 2006 (aged 91) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Party | New Democrat (1949–1975) Social Credit (1975–1979) |
| Spouse | Tamaki Koshibe |
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Frank Arthur Calder, OC OBC (August 3, 1915 – November 4, 2006) was a Nisga'a politician in Canada.
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.