Leverett DeVeber

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Leverett George DeVeber (1849-02-10 – 1925-07-09) was a politician, medical doctor and professional singer Alberta, Canada.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Early life

Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, he was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and worked at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London. In 1883 he arrived in Fort Macleod and became a surgeon for the North West Mounted Police.

On November 10, 1891 Deveber sang at a concert in Lethbridge, Alberta. The concert was promoted by the Nora Clench Concert Company. In the review of the concert, the Lethbridge News said Mr. Deveber had a splendid voice and that he held the audience attention next to arrest.^[1]

[edit] Political career

In 1898 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories and was re-elected in 1902. Dr. DeVerber served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Alberta Liberal Party in the Lethbridge Provincial electoral district from 1905 to 1906. In that short time he served as a cabinet minister in the Alexander Rutherford government.

In 1906 he was appointed to the Canadian Senate. He was appointed by Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and represented Lethbridge as a Liberal until his death.

He died in 1925, in Aylmer, Quebec. At the time of his death, he was married and had two children.

He has a mountain named in his honor, Mount DeVeber, situated southwest of Grande Cache, Alberta.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Parliament of Canada biography

Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by Charles Alexander Magrath	MLA Lethbridge 1898–1905	Succeeded by District Abolished
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by New District	MLA Lethbridge 1905–1906	Succeeded by William Simmons