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The Honourable Frank Richard Heartz
Lieutenant Governor from 8 September 1924 to 29 November 1930
Frank Richard Heartz was the twenty-fifth Lieutenant Governor of Prince
Edward Island since the creation of the Colony in 1763. Frank Heartz
was born on 7 January 1871 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, son
of Benjamin Heartz and Henrietta Davison, both Canadians. He was
educated at public schools, Prince of Wales College and Upper Canada
College.
On 25 September 1895 he married Bessie, daughter of Uriah Matthew of Souris,
Prince Edward Island. They had one child, Frances Ruth, who studied at McGill
University. Heartz was a member of the United Church of Canada.
Frank Heartz ran as a Liberal political candidate for the 1st Kings District in
1909 and was defeated. Mr. Heartz was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the
Province of Prince Edward Island on 8 September 1924.
Photograph courtesy of PEI Public Archives and Records Office, Reference Number 2320/60-26
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