Austin Levi Fraser (March 17, 1868 – April 22, 1946) was a

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lawyer, judge and political figure on

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. He represented 1st Kings in the

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from 1904 to 1908 and King's in the

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from 1908 to 1911 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Edward F. Fraser and Florence MacIsaac, and was educated at

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and Saint Dunstan's College. He taught school for several years, then studied law in the office of

Francis Haszard Francis Longworth Haszard (November 20, 1849 – July 25, 1938) was a Prince Edward Island politician and jurist, the tenth premier of Prince Edward Island. Haszard's family had been United Empire Loyalists moving to PEI from the United States af ...

and was admitted to the bar in 1900. In 1901, he married Maud Adelaide Moar and set up practice in Souris. Fraser resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1908 to run for a seat in the House of Commons. He was defeated by

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when he ran for reelection in 1911. He was then named judge in the court for Kings County. Fraser died in Souris at the age of 78.

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Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Prince Edward Island Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs 1868 births 1946 deaths People from Souris, Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub