John Reeve Lavell Explained

John Reeve Lavell
Birth Date:11 December 1857
Birth Place:Peterborough, Canada West
Death Place:Edmonton, Alberta
Occupation:Lawyer, politician
Party:Conservative
Office:Member of the House of Commons of Canada
Constituency:Leeds North and Grenville North
Term Start:1900
Term End:1904

John Reeve Lavell (December 11, 1857  - January 10, 1925) was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Leeds North and Grenville North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1900 to 1904 as a Conservative.

Biography

He was born in Peterborough, Canada West, the son of M. Lavell and B. B. Reeve, and was educated at Queen's University. In 1883, he married U. P. Macalister. Lavell served on the town council for Smiths Falls and was reeve for Smiths Falls.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for a federal seat in 1896, losing to Francis Theodore Frost; Lavell defeated Frost in the 1900 federal election.

Lavell contested the 1917 Alberta general election as a member of the Alberta Conservative Party in the Sedgewick electoral district, subsequently losing to Premier Charles Stewart.[2]

He died in Edmonton in January 1925.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1903, AJ Magurn
  2. News: John R. Lavell has entered on hopeless fight . December 3, 2020 . The Edmonton Bulletin . May 30, 1917 . 9.
  3. News: John R. Lavell Dead . . Kingston . 1 . 1925-01-12 . 2020-07-11 . Newspapers.com.