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♂ T. William L. Prowse
aliasT. William L. Prowse
Record
51000 · 5562

Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 2 2 4
Birth 31 August 1888 → 135 years + 8 months ago
Lived 85 years + 2 months
First mandate 23 July 1935 → 88 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 10 months
Death 2 November 1973 → 50 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 10 months after 10 December 1947
Special notes
None
 
T. William L. Prowse (1888–1973) 200x231
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Lemuel E. Prowse (1858–1925) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 8 0 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ David L. Mathieson  m 
 		 ⊖ William A. Stewart  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,000 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Prince Edward Island
23 July 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25581(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 3,872 55.31% +744 Loser:
CONS
 3,128 44.69% William A. Stewart

Service: 3 years 9 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,857 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
18 May 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25612(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 2/2 3,473 44.20% -911 Winner:
CONS
 4,384 55.80% William A. Stewart
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,834 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25645(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
55
LIB
 1/3 3,390 49.60% +247 Loser:
PC
 3,143 45.99% William A. Stewart

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,151 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
11 December 1947
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25681(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/3 4,008 43.80% -880 Winner:
PC
 4,888 53.41% David L. Mathieson

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Prowse, Honourable Thomas William Lemuel		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Thomas William Lemuel Prowse		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas William Lemuel Prowse		 25 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Thomas William Lemuel Prowse		 25 Dec 2023

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Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 19:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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