Thomas William Lemuel Prowse Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
T. William L. Prowse
Order:17th
Office:Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
Term Start:October 4, 1950
Term End:March 31, 1958
Predecessor:Joseph Alphonsus Bernard
Successor:Frederick Walter Hyndman
Governor General:The Viscount Alexander of Tunis
Vincent Massey
Premier:J. Walter Jones
Alex W. Matheson
Office1:MLA (Assemblyman) for 5th Queens
Predecessor1:W. Allen Stewart
Successor1:W. F. Alan Stewart
Term Start1:July 23, 1935
Term End1:May 18, 1939
Predecessor2:W. F. Alan Stewart
Successor2:David L. Matheson
Term Start2:September 15, 1943
Term End2:December 11, 1947
Order3:26th
Office3:Mayor of Charlottetown
Predecessor3:Ira J. Yeo
Successor3:William S. Stewart
Term Start3:1930
Term End3:1932
Birth Date:31 August 1888
Birth Place:Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Death Place:Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Liberal
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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