Melzar Avery

Melzar Avery
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Addington
In office
1902–1904
Preceded byJohn William Bell
Succeeded byThe electoral district
was abolished in 1903.
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Frontenac
In office
1904–1908
Preceded byHiram Augustus Calvin
Succeeded byJohn Wesley Edwards
Personal details
Born(1854-09-30)September 30, 1854
Junetown, Escott township, Leeds County, Canada West
DiedJune 19, 1939(1939-06-19) (aged 84)
Political partyConservative

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

Born in Junetown, Escott township, Leeds County, Canada West, 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 House of Commons of Canada in a 1902 by-election for the Ontario electoral district of Addington. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1904 for the electoral district of Frontenac. He was defeated in 1908.

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