George Dyer Weaver (16 September 1908 – 7 May 1986) was a

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member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in

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, he was a metallurgical engineer by career. Weaver was born in

. He trained for his engineering career at the

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

, then served in South Africa's army between 1942 and 1944. From there, he joined the

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until October 1945, serving as a lieutenant. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1949 general election after an unsuccessful campaign there in

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. Weaver was re-elected for successive terms in 1949 and

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then defeated in the 1957 election by Robert Simpson of the Progressive Conservative party. Weaver died on 7 May 1986 and is buried in Melfort, Saskatchewan at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Electoral history

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Mary Tillie Weaver's obituary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weaver, George Dyer 1908 births 1986 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Liberal Party of Canada MPs Politicians from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 20th-century Canadian engineers Canadian Army personnel of World War II Royal Military College of Canada alumni Royal Canadian Corps of Signals soldiers Canadian military personnel from Saskatchewan South African military personnel of World War II