Leverett George DeVeber

The Honourable
Leverett George DeVeber
A headshot of a white man with a white moustache
Member of the Senate of Canada
In office
March 8, 1906 – July 9, 1925
Serving with James Lougheed (1906–1925)
William Harmer (1918–1925)
Edward Michener (1918–1925)
William Antrobus Griesbach (1921–1925)
Jean Côté (1923–1924)
Amédée E. Forget (1911–1923)
Peter Talbot (1906–1919)
Philippe Roy (1906–1911)
Prime MinisterWilfrid Laurier
ConstituencyAlberta
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
November 9, 1905 – March 7, 1906
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byWilliam Simmons
ConstituencyLethbridge
Minister without portfolio in the Government of Alberta
In office
September 1, 1905 – March 1, 1906
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office
November 4, 1898 – January 1, 1905
Preceded byCharles Alexander Magrath
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyLethbridge
Personal details
BornFebruary 10, 1849
Saint John, New Brunswick
DiedJuly 9, 1925 (aged 76)
Aylmer, Quebec
Political partyAlberta Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
SpouseRachael Ann Ryan
ChildrenMarion Frances DeVeber
Leverett Sandys DeVeber
Residence(s)Lethbridge, Alberta
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationMedical doctor

Leverett George DeVeber (sometimes spelled De Veber[1][2]) (February 10, 1849 – July 9, 1925) was a Canadian politician who served as Member of the Legislative Assemblies of Alberta and the North-West Territories, minister in the government of Alberta, and member of the Senate of Canada. Born in New Brunswick and trained as a physician, he joined the North-West Mounted Police and came west, eventually settling in Lethbridge after leaving the police force. He represented Lethbridge in the North-West Legislative Assembly from 1898 until 1905, when Lethbridge became part of the new province of Alberta. He was appointed Minister without Portfolio in Alberta's first government, but resigned four months later to accept an appointment to the Senate, where he remained until his death.

  1. ^ Benidickson 178
  2. ^ Jamieson 396