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Alexander Alfred Lefurgey

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Alexander Alfred Lefurgey

Birth
Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Death
31 Oct 1934 (aged 63)
Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada GPS-Latitude: 49.2681972, Longitude: -123.0102222
Plot
213-01-E, interred Nov. 2, 1934
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Name: Alexander Alfred Lefurgey, or Alfred Alexander Lefurgey {articles conflict}
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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Name: Alexander Alfred Lefurgey, or Alfred Alexander Lefurgey {articles conflict}
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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