Hugh H. Rowatt

Hugh Howard Rowatt CMG
Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
In office March 31, 1931 – April 30, 1934
Preceded by	William Wallace Cory
Succeeded by	Charles Camsell
Personal details
Born	August 17, 1861
Died	November 13, 1938
Spouse	Frances Adelaid Cummings (m. 1892)
Children	4

Hugh Howard Rowatt, CMG (August 17, 1861 – November 13, 1938) was a Canadian civil servant who served as the commissioner of the Northwest Territories between 1931 and 1934.

A civil servant with the Department of Interior, Howlatt was appointed Commissioner of the Northwest Territories on March 31, 1931, serving until April 30, 1934. At the age of 69, he remains the older person to ever be sworn into the office.^[1]

References

1. [1] Archived 2004-08-19 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Works by or about Hugh H. Rowatt at the Internet Archive
• Office of the Commissioner of the NWT: Past Commissioners
• List of Canadian Leaders, births and deaths
• Lieutenant Governors and Commissioners