John Reeve Lavell (December 11, 1857 – January 10, 1925) was a lawyer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1900 to 1904 as a

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Biography

He was born in

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, 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

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and was reeve for Smiths Falls. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a federal seat in 1896, losing to

Francis Theodore Frost Francis Theodore Frost (December 21, 1843 – August 25, 1916) was a Canadian manufacturer and politician. Born in Smiths Falls, Canada West, the son of Ebenezer Frost and Caroline Harwood, he was educated in Smiths Falls, Coventry, Vermont ...

; Lavell defeated Frost in the 1900 federal election. Lavell contested the

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as a member of the

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in the Sedgewick electoral district, subsequently losing to Premier Charles Stewart. He died in Edmonton in January 1925.

References

Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs 1857 births 1925 deaths {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub