Fred W. Lister was an English

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-born fruit rancher and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented Kaslo

Kaslo (electoral district)

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 from 1920 to 1924 and Creston

Creston (electoral district)

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 from 1924 to 1933 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 as a Conservative

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.

Born in Wigtoft

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, the son of Frederick Lister and Elizabeth Bower, he was educated in Spilsby

Spilsby

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, Lincolnshire

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 and came to Canada in 1902. That same year, Lister married Leonora Bailey. He served during the Matabele Rebellion and the Boer War

Second Boer War

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. Lister was the commander of the 102nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force

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 during World War I

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. He was administrator of a soldier settlement known as Camp Lister established after the war; it was later renamed Lister. Lister was defeated when he ran for reelection in the redistributed riding of Nelson-Creston

Nelson-Creston

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in 1933. He died in Camp Lister at the age of 65.