Harry Peter Cavers (27 December 1909 – 7 December 1995) was a

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member of the

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, barrister and judge. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. The son of Harry A. Cavers and Mabel Laura Lyons, he was educated in St. Catharines and at the

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and

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. Cavers was called to the Ontario bar in 1935 and practised law in St. Catharines. He was named

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in 1961. Cavers served as a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1942 to 1945. He was first elected at the

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riding in the 1949 general election then re-elected in

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. Cavers was defeated at Lincoln in the 1957 election by John Smith of the Progressive Conservative party. Cavers made one further campaign for federal office in

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in an unsuccessful attempt to unseat Smith at Lincoln. Cavers became a

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judge after he left the House of Commons. He died on 7 December 1995. Tribute in Parliament by Walt Lastewka, then MP for St Catharines.

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1909 births 1995 deaths Judges in Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from St. Catharines Canadian King's Counsel {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub