Vernon Lyall Shearer (1903 – September 1968) was a South African politician. He served as a member of the House of Assembly and as Mayor of Durban.
Life and Career Shearer was born in Durban in 1903. He studied to become a dentist.
At the age of twenty-eight, he became a member of the Durban City Council for Durban Point. He stood in the 1938 general election as a Dominion candidate for Durban Point, winning the seat and holding it until the 1958 general election. During his time as a member of the House of Assembly, he was affiliated with several political parties, serving as a member of Dominion Party (1938-1943), United Party (1948-1954) and National Conservative Party (1954-1957) and also as an independent (1943-1948 and 1957-1958).
He served as Deputy Mayor of Durban from 1963 to 1964 and subsequently as Mayor of Durban from 1964 to 1966.
Two of his grandsons, Robin Smith and Chris Smith, played cricket for England.
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External links https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/43176526.pdf : the 1961 South African general election