John Reeve Lavell (December 11, 1857 – January 10, 1925) was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada.

[1] He was born in Peterborough, Canada West, the son of M. Lavell and B.

B. Reeve, and was educated at Queen's University.

[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for a federal seat in 1896, losing to Francis Theodore Frost; Lavell defeated Frost in the 1900 federal election.

[1] Lavell contested the 1917 Alberta general election as a member of the Alberta Conservative Party in the Sedgewick electoral district, subsequently losing to Premier Charles Stewart.