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The Honourable T. William L. Prowse
Lieutenant Governor from 4 October 1950 to 31 March 1958
Thomas William Lemuel Prowse was the thirtieth Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island since the creation of the
Colony in 1763. William Prowse was born 31 August 1888 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He was the son of Lemuel
Ezra Prowse (English) and Francis J. Stanley (Irish). He was educated in Charlottetown Public School, Sydney Academy
and Prince of Wales College, Charlottetown.
On 4 February 1913, he married Annie, daughter of John B. Martyn of Ripley, Ontario. They had four
children: Dr. Doris H. (married to Dr. J.A. Denne); Margaret F. (married to Dr. F.H. MacLeod); Fairlie C. (married to
Dr. Allan Ernst) and Dr. Lemuel E. (married to Pauline Williston). He was a member of the Presbyterian church.
William Prowse was President and owner of Prowse Brothers Ltd. in Charlottetown and Vice President of the
Charlottetown Forum. He was Mayor of Charlottetown from 1930 to 1932 and a Councillor for eight years. He was also a
member of the Charlottetown Club and the Rotary Club.
He was first elected to represent the Charlottetown Common and Royalty District in Queens County in the
Provincial Legislature on 23 July1935 and reelected on 15 September 1943. William Prowse was appointed Lieutenant
Governor for the Province of Prince Edward Island on 4 October 1950.
Photograph courtesy of PEI Public Archives and Records Office, Reference Number 2320/60-31
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