Name George Weaver Resigned June 1957 Profession engineer | Political party Liberal Died May 7, 1986 Role Engineer | |
Full Name George Dyer Weaver Born 16 September 1908Prince Albert, Saskatchewan ( 1908-09-16 ) Spouse(s) Mary Scoretzm. 2 June 1938 Religion United Church of Canada Education | ||
George Dyer Weaver (16 September 1908 – 7 May 1986) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was a metallurgical engineer by career.
Weaver was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He trained for his engineering career at the Royal Military College of Canada, then served in South Africa's army between 1942 and 1944. From there, he joined the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals until October 1945, serving as a lieutenant.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Churchill riding in the 1949 general election after an unsuccessful campaign there in 1945. Weaver was re-elected for successive terms in 1949 and 1953 then defeated in the 1957 election by Robert Simpson of the Progressive Conservative party.
Weaver died on 7 May 1986 and is buried in Melfort, Saskatchewan at Mount Pleasant Cemetery