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FRASER AUSTIN LEVI, teacher, lawyer, and judge; b. 17 March 1868 in Vernon River, son of Edward Fraser and Flora Fraser; m. 25 June 1901 Maud A. Moar, and they had five children, George E., Henry Irving, Vernon, Mildred F., and one other son; Roman Catholic; d. 22 April 1946 in Souris. Fraser, a Conservative, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1904 for 1,! Kings. He resigned his seat in September 1908 to successfully run in the federal election of that year for the riding of King’s. He was defeated in the 1911 federal election. Fraser attended Prince ofWales College and later St. Dunstan’s College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts. After graduation he taught school for several years. Following his time in the classroom, Fraser studied law with the partnership of Gaudet and Haszard; Francis L. Haszard* was premier from 1908 to 1911. He was admitted to the Bar on 6 November 1900. Fraser and his wife resided in Souris immediately following their marriage, where he worked as a lawyer. Following his political career, he was appointed Judge of the Kings County Court. Austin Fraser died 22 April 1946, about four years after retiring from the Bench. Maud Fraser, the daughter of George Moar of Georgetown, died 30 May 1949., CDP p. 215; CPG 1908, 1910; Elections PEI; Charlottetown Patriot 23 April 194b; Guardian 26 June 1901; PARO: 1901 Census; Souris Si. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church Records.