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
Le Fevre in c. 1887
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for North Yarra
In office
November 1887 – 17 October 1891
Personal details
Born(1848-03-14)14 March 1848
Harrold, Bedfordshire, England
Died17 October 1891(1891-10-17) (aged 43)
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
SpouseSarah Lamrock
Children5
OccupationSurgeon

Biography

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Le 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary Debates. Session 1889. Vol. 60" (PDF). Hansard. April–August 1889. Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Parliament of Victoria.
  3. ^ 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.
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