Thomas William Lemuel Prowse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetThomas William Lemuel Prowse
Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
About Thomas William Lemuel Prowse
- 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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