Melzar Avery
Constituency mpAddington
ParliamentCanadian
PredecessorJohn William Bell
SuccessorThe electoral district
was abolished in 1903.
Term start1902
Term end1904
Constituency mp 2Frontenac
Parliament 2Canadian
Predecessor 2Hiram Augustus Calvin
Successor 2John Wesley Edwards
Term start 21904
Term end 21908
Birth dateSeptember 30, 1854
Birth placeJunetown, Escott township, Leeds County, Canada West
Death dateJune 19, 1939 (aged 84)
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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