Everett Lane Weaver (1901 - 1971) was a Canadian politician, who served on Toronto City Council and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario."Legislator for Ontario city became judge". The Globe and Mail, April 14, 1971.
A lawyer, he was first elected to city council in the 1947 municipal election,"Aldermanic Race Closest in Ward 2". The Globe and Mail, January 2, 1947. and served for three years as councillor for Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)."Six Candidates in Wide-Open Race for Ward 2". The Globe and Mail, December 20, 1949. He was elected to the provincial legislature in the 1951 election,"Ontario Election Results by Ridings". The Globe and Mail, November 23, 1951. representing the district of St. David as a member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. He served until 1955, and did not stand for re-election in the 1955 election.
He returned to his work as a lawyer, and was appointed as a county court judge in 1958. As a judge, he was most noted for his ruling in a 1964 trial that the novel Fanny Hill was obscene under the Criminal Code."Fanny Hill Obscene, Judge Orders Forfeit Of 2,000 Seized Copies". The Globe and Mail, February 28, 1964.
He died in 1971.
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