About John Reeve Lavell
Lived 1857 – 1925 (aged 67). John Reeve Lavell was a Canadian politician and lawyer.
John Reeve Lavell (December 11, 1857 – January 10, 1925) was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Leeds North and Grenville North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1900 to 1904 as a Conservative.
Biography He was born in Peterborough, Canada West, 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 Smiths Falls and was reeve for Smiths Falls. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a federal seat in 1896, losing to Francis Theodore Frost; Lavell defeated Frost in the 1900 federal election.
He died in Edmonton in January 1925.
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Canadian politician
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John Reeve Lavell was born on 11 December 1857 in Peterborough.
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John Reeve Lavell died on 10 January 1925 in Edmonton.
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