Career
Serving for 22 years between 1924 and 1952, he was Toowoomba"s longest serving mayor. Born in Ipswich but raised in Toowoomba, he operated a drapery business for many years and also owned land near Hannaford in the Surat district. Annand was mayor of Toowoomba for three separate terms from 1924–1930, 1933–1949, and June 1952-August 1952.
As mayor, one of his major projects was the construction of the Cooby Dam.
Annand represented the seat of Toowoomba from 1929-1932 and East Toowoomba from 1934-1935.