Age: 63 yrs
Birth: 22 Apr 1871, Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Death: 31 Oct 1934, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Residence: Point Grey Road, Vancouver, BC
In Vancouver: since 1909
Education:
- attended St. Dunstan's College; Charlottetown, P.E.I.
- B.A. degree, Mount Allison University
- LL.B. degree, Harvard
- at Harvard, active in athletics; intercollegiate record for 100-yard dash; captain of track team in senior year.
Occupation:
- well-known business man, Vancouver, BC
- in partnership with his brother, operated a general financial and real estate business; from 1909
- also maintained his business interests in the Maritimes
Memberships, affiliations, & elected offices:
- 1897, elected to the Legislature, Prince Edward Island; served for 3 yrs
- 1904, elected to House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario; served for 4 or 8 yrs {articles conflict}; Conservative whip for the Maritime Provinces
- member, Rideau Club; Ottawa, Ontario
- member, University Club; Montreal, Quebec
- member, Jericho Country Club
- member, Shriners
- 32nd degree Mason
Predeceased by:
- father, Senator, Hon. John A. Lefurgey; Summerside, P.E.I.
- mother, Dorothea, nee Read
- brother, J.E. Lefurgey
Survived by:
- wife, Eva Blanche (nee Weart); m. 1911; her parents were Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Weart; her father was Speaker in the B.C. House.
- son, John; New Guinea or Australia {articles conflict}
- daughter, Miss Virginia; at home
- sister, Rosara; Summerside, P.E.I.
- sister, Cecilia; Summerside, P.E.I.
- sister, Dorothy; Davenport, Iowa, USA
Funeral service: 2 Nov 1934, Vancouver, BC
Interment: New Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC
Copy to: Prince Edward Island
References:
- "Deaths", The Province (Vancouver, BC), 1 Nov 1934; page 15. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Former P.E.I. Member Dies -- A.A. Lefurgey, 63, Was Conservative Whip For Years.", The Province (Vancouver, BC), 1 Nov 1934; page 3. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Former M.P. Is Dead -- A.A. Lefurgey Was Maritimes Conservative Whip", The Gazette (Montreal, PQ), 2 Nov 1934; page 7. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Alfred Lefurgey, Former M.P. Dies -- Once Conservative Whip For Maritimes. Starred On Harvard Track Team.", The Ottawa Citizen, 2 Nov 1934; page 15. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Fishery Debates Recalled", The Gazette (Montreal, PQ), 3 Nov 1934; page 12. Newspapers.com. Web.
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BC Death Registration: 1934-09-492762
Name: Alexander Alfred Lefurgey
Age: 63 yrs
Birth: Apr 1871, Prince Edward Island
Death: 31 Oct 1934, Vancouver, BC
Status: Married
Father: John A. Lefurgey
Mother: Dorothy
Wife: Eva Blanche Lefurgey
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BC Marriage Registration: 1911-09-065764
Groom: Alfred Alexander Lefurgey, age 38, bachelor, Church of England, birthplace: Prince Edward Island; occupation: Barrister; residence: Vancouver, BC
Groom's father: John Lefurgey
Groom's mother: Dorothea Reid
Bride: Eva Blanche Weart, age 20, spinster, Church of England, birthplace: Vancouver, BC; residence: Vancouver, BC
Bride's father: John Walter Weart
Bride's mother: Minnie Reid
Married: 6 Sep 1911, Christ Church, Vancouver, BC; by License.
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Note:
- cemetery records have name as "Alexander Allred Le Furgey"
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Age: 63 yrs
Birth: 22 Apr 1871, Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Death: 31 Oct 1934, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Residence: Point Grey Road, Vancouver, BC
In Vancouver: since 1909
Education:
- attended St. Dunstan's College; Charlottetown, P.E.I.
- B.A. degree, Mount Allison University
- LL.B. degree, Harvard
- at Harvard, active in athletics; intercollegiate record for 100-yard dash; captain of track team in senior year.
Occupation:
- well-known business man, Vancouver, BC
- in partnership with his brother, operated a general financial and real estate business; from 1909
- also maintained his business interests in the Maritimes
Memberships, affiliations, & elected offices:
- 1897, elected to the Legislature, Prince Edward Island; served for 3 yrs
- 1904, elected to House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario; served for 4 or 8 yrs {articles conflict}; Conservative whip for the Maritime Provinces
- member, Rideau Club; Ottawa, Ontario
- member, University Club; Montreal, Quebec
- member, Jericho Country Club
- member, Shriners
- 32nd degree Mason
Predeceased by:
- father, Senator, Hon. John A. Lefurgey; Summerside, P.E.I.
- mother, Dorothea, nee Read
- brother, J.E. Lefurgey
Survived by:
- wife, Eva Blanche (nee Weart); m. 1911; her parents were Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Weart; her father was Speaker in the B.C. House.
- son, John; New Guinea or Australia {articles conflict}
- daughter, Miss Virginia; at home
- sister, Rosara; Summerside, P.E.I.
- sister, Cecilia; Summerside, P.E.I.
- sister, Dorothy; Davenport, Iowa, USA
Funeral service: 2 Nov 1934, Vancouver, BC
Interment: New Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC
Copy to: Prince Edward Island
References:
- "Deaths", The Province (Vancouver, BC), 1 Nov 1934; page 15. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Former P.E.I. Member Dies -- A.A. Lefurgey, 63, Was Conservative Whip For Years.", The Province (Vancouver, BC), 1 Nov 1934; page 3. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Former M.P. Is Dead -- A.A. Lefurgey Was Maritimes Conservative Whip", The Gazette (Montreal, PQ), 2 Nov 1934; page 7. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Alfred Lefurgey, Former M.P. Dies -- Once Conservative Whip For Maritimes. Starred On Harvard Track Team.", The Ottawa Citizen, 2 Nov 1934; page 15. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Fishery Debates Recalled", The Gazette (Montreal, PQ), 3 Nov 1934; page 12. Newspapers.com. Web.
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BC Death Registration: 1934-09-492762
Name: Alexander Alfred Lefurgey
Age: 63 yrs
Birth: Apr 1871, Prince Edward Island
Death: 31 Oct 1934, Vancouver, BC
Status: Married
Father: John A. Lefurgey
Mother: Dorothy
Wife: Eva Blanche Lefurgey
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BC Marriage Registration: 1911-09-065764
Groom: Alfred Alexander Lefurgey, age 38, bachelor, Church of England, birthplace: Prince Edward Island; occupation: Barrister; residence: Vancouver, BC
Groom's father: John Lefurgey
Groom's mother: Dorothea Reid
Bride: Eva Blanche Weart, age 20, spinster, Church of England, birthplace: Vancouver, BC; residence: Vancouver, BC
Bride's father: John Walter Weart
Bride's mother: Minnie Reid
Married: 6 Sep 1911, Christ Church, Vancouver, BC; by License.
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Note:
- cemetery records have name as "Alexander Allred Le Furgey"
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