David McEwen Eberts (April 22, 1850 – May 20, 1924) was a lawyer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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from 1890 to 1894, South Victoria from 1894 to 1903 and Saanich from 1907 to 1916 in the

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as a

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. He was born in Chatham, Ontario, the son of William Duncan Eberts and Mary Bell McEwen, and was educated there and in

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. Eberts studied law, came to British Columbia in 1878 and was called to the British Columbia bar in 1882. He married Mabel Hope Charles in 1884. In 1892, he was named

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. He served in the Executive Council as

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from 1895 to 1898 and from 1900 to 1903. Eberts was speaker for the assembly from 1907 to 1916. He was defeated when he ran for election to the assembly in 1903 and 1916. Eberts died in

at the age of 74.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Eberts, David M British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Attorneys General of British Columbia 1856 births 1924 deaths Canadian King's Counsel