George Le Fevre (14 March 1848 – 17 October 1891) was a politician and surgeon in the colony of Victoria. He served as a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for North Yarra from 1887 until his death in 1891.[1][2]
George Le Fevre | |
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 Le Fevre in c. 1887 | |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for North Yarra | |
| In office November 1887 – 17 October 1891 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1848 Harrold, Bedfordshire, England |
| Died | 17 October 1891 (aged 43) Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Spouse | Sarah Lamrock |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
Biography
editLe Fevre was born in Harrold, Bedfordshire.[3] His father was Caleb Le Fevre, a farmer. He attended Kimbolton School. He later married Sarah Lamrock and had five children. He moved to Victoria in around 1866.[1] He left Victoria in 1873 to pursue medical study in Scotland, enrolling at the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh. He gained an MB and a ChB degree in 1877 and returned to Melbourne, where he began practising medicine. Le Favre held various positions in Melbourne relating to his medical career, including a seat on the senate of the University of Melbourne and was an honorary surgeon at Melbourne Hospital. He was also president of the Victorian branch of the British Medical Association.[3]
In November 1887, the month after Francis Beaver's death, Le Fevre began to represent North Yarra in the Victorian Legislative Council. He was re-elected without opposition in 1890. He died in office in 1891. His term would not have ended until 1896.[3]
On 17 October 1891, Le Fevre died at age 43 due to typhoid fever in Glasgow, where he was representing Victoria at the International Congress of Hygiene and Demography.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "George Le Fevre". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates. Session 1889. Vol. 60" (PDF). Hansard. April–August 1889. Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Parliament of Victoria.
- ^ a b c d "The death of Dr. Le Fevre". Mercury and Weekly Courier. 22 October 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Trove.
External links
edit- George Le Fevre at PubMed Central (PMC)