Melzar Avery (September 30, 1854 – June 19, 1939) was a

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politician. Born in Junetown, Escott township, Leeds County,

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, the son of Isaac and Mary Avery, Avery was educated at the public School of Escott. A lumber merchant, he was a member of the County Council of Frontenac for 14 years. He was first elected to the

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in a 1902 by-election for the Ontario electoral district of Addington. A

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, he was re-elected in

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for the electoral district of Frontenac. He was defeated in

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1854 births 1939 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub