Charles Yardley Weaver
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Colonel (Retired) Charles Yardley Weaver | |
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| City of Edmonton Alderman | |
| In office December 12, 1921 – December 10, 1923 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office June 28, 1926 – October 1, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | John Bowen, Jeremiah Heffernan, William Henry, Nellie McClung and Andrew McLennan |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Jamieson |
| Constituency | Edmonton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 9, 1884 |
| Died | October 1, 1930 (aged 46) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer, justice of the peace and soldier |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Years of service | 1914–1918 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 49th Battalion |
Charles Yardley Weaver DSO VD KC MLA (June 9, 1884 – October 1, 1930) was a Canadian politician, barrister, justice of the peace and soldier from Alberta. He held office on both municipal and provincial levels of government. He served as an alderman on Edmonton City Council from 1921 to 1923 and later as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 until his death in 1930, sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.
Charles Yardley Weaver was born June 9, 1884, at Liverpool, England, to Thomas Charles Weaver and Louisa Jane Pipe. He moved to Canada in 1903, and on January 15, 1909, married Dorothy Mary Cobbett and had three children together.[1] Weaver was appointed as a justice of the peace on November 12, 1914.[2] He became a barrister.[3]
At the outbreak of World War I in 1914 Weaver joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He held the rank of major and ended up being promoted to colonel by the time his service was finished in 1918. Weaver was a member of the 49th Battalion. He was wounded in action on three separate occasions.[3] Weaver was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his service in the war.[4]