David McEwen Eberts was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada. He represented Victoria

Victoria (British Columbia electoral district)

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 from 1890 to 1894, South Victoria

South Victoria

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 from 1894 to 1903 and Saanich

Saanich (electoral district)

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 from 1907 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 as a Conservative

British Columbia Conservative Party

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He was born in Chatham, Ontario

Chatham, Ontario

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, the son of William Duncan Eberts and Mary Bell McEwen, and was educated there and in London, Ontario

London, Ontario

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. Eberts studied law, came to British Columbia in 1878 and was called to the British Columbia bar in 1882. He married Mabel Hope Charles in 1884. In 1892, he was named Queen's Counsel

Queen's Counsel

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. He served in the Executive Council as Attorney General

Attorney General of British Columbia

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 from 1895 to 1898 and from 1900 to 1903. Eberts was speaker for the assembly

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1907 to 1916. He was defeated when he ran for election to the assembly in 1903 and 1916.

Eberts died in Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia

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at the age of 74.