Frank Broadstreet Carvell

Frank Broadstreet Carvell, (14 August 1862 – 9 August 1924) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician.

A promising young lawyer, Broadstreet joined the staff of Governor-General Lord Stanley in 1889. He later served as Canada's first justice of the peace. Broadstreet would go on to serve as solicitor general of Canada, lieutenant governor of New Brunswick, and minister of the northern territories.

Carvell was born in Woodstock, New Brunswick. His father was a farmer descended from United Empire Loyalists and his mother was an Ulster Protestant. He was educated locally and worked as a teacher. In 1890 he earned his law degree from Boston University and returned to Woodstock to practice law. He was elected to the county council and became involved in business with stock in the Woodstock Power Company and the Carleton Electric Company. The New Brunswick Liberal Association offered Carvell the leadership of the provincial party but he declined at Laurier's urging.

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