Albert Charles Saunders

Albert Charles Saunders (October 12, 1874 – October 18, 1943) was a Canadian politician and jurist from Prince Edward Island.

The Honourable Albert Charles Saunders K.C.
16th Premier of Prince Edward Island
In office August 21, 1927 – May 20, 1930
Monarch	George V
Lieutenant Governor	Frank Richard Heartz
Preceded by	James D. Stewart
Succeeded by	Walter Lea
Leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
In office July 26, 1923 – May 20, 1930
Preceded by	John Howatt Bell
Succeeded by	Walter Lea
MLA (Assemblyman) for 1st Prince
In office September 16, 1915 – May 20, 1930
Preceded by	John Richards
Succeeded by	Shelton Sharp
Personal details
Born	(1874-10-12)October 12, 1874 Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Died	October 18, 1943(1943-10-18) (aged 69) Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Leila Zwicker Graves ​ ​ (m. 1902)​
Children	4
Alma mater	Prince of Wales College
Occupation	lawyer and judge
Profession	Politician

Saunders served as mayor of Summerside for four terms. He was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1919 and became leader of the opposition Liberal Party in 1923.

He led the Liberals to victory in the 1927 election by supporting the continuation of total prohibition against the Conservative government's proposals to ease the temperance measure. The Saunders government revised the curriculum of the public school system, raised the salaries of teachers and improved the island's roads.

He served as the 16th premier of Prince Edward Island until 1930 when he accepted an appointment to the provincial Supreme Court.

Saunders died at home in Summerside on October 18, 1943.^[1]