Canadian politician
T. William L. Prowse
In office Monarchs George VI Elizabeth II Governors General The Viscount Alexander of Tunis Vincent Massey Premier J. Walter Jones Alex W. Matheson Preceded by Joseph Alphonsus Bernard Succeeded by Frederick Walter Hyndman In office Preceded by W. Allen Stewart Succeeded by W. F. Alan Stewart In office Preceded by W. F. Alan Stewart Succeeded by David L. Matheson In office Preceded by Ira J. Yeo Succeeded by William S. Stewart
Born (1888-08-31 ) August 31, 1888Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island Died November 2, 1973(1973-11-02) (aged 85)Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island [citation needed Nationality Canadian Political party Liberal Spouse
Relations Lemuel Ezra Prowse (father)Children Lemuel E., Doris H., Margaret F., and Fairlie C. Residence Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Alma mater Sydney Academy Prince of Wales College Occupation Businessman Profession Politician Cabinet Minister without Portfolio (1935-1939)(1943-1947)
Thomas William Lemuel Prowse (August 31, 1888 – November 2, 1973) was a businessman and was the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1950 to 1958.
The son of Lemuel Ezra Prowse and Frances J. Stanley, he was born and educated in Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island .
He was proprietor and president of Prowse Brothers Ltd. in Charlottetown. Active in local politics, he was a councillor on Charlottetown City Council for eight years and served as the 26th mayor from 1930 to 1932.
A Liberal , he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island representing the Charlottetown Common and Royalty District in Queens County, first in the 1935 general election and again in 1943 . In 1950 he was appointed lieutenant governor of the island and served for eight years.
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Crown Colony of Prince Edward Island (1769–1873) Province of Prince Edward Island (1873–present)
