James Waldron Lavers

LAVERS, JAMES WALDRON, judicial clerk; b. 1 February 1911 in Georgetown, son of William Wallace Lavers and Laura Skinner; m. 22 August 1936 Lillian Blanche Walker, and they had two children, John William and Corinne Merilyn; Anglican; d. 4 July 1979 in Charlottetown. Lavers, a Liberal, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1974 for 5th Kings. He was defeated in the general election of 1978. Lavers received his primary education at the local school in Georgetown, and later attended St. Dunstan's College. During the Second World War, he served with the Nova Scotia Highlanders. From 1947 to 1974, Lavers worked as a Judicial Clerk in the Magistrate, County, and Supreme Courts. He also worked as a reporter for The Guardian. Lavers served on the Georgetown Town Council and also as Deputy Mayor. He was a member of the Health and Social Services Commission. Lavers served as president of the Georgetown Royal Canadian Legion, and he was a member of the Lions Club and the Community Welfare League. Waldron Lavers died 4 July 1979 at the Prince Edward Island Hospital. Lillian Lavers was the daughter of John Walker of Georgetown.