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♂ Samuel Prowse
aliasSamuel Prowse
Record
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Methodist   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 4 2 6
Birth 23 August 1835 → 188 years + 8 months ago
Lived 66 years + 4 months
First mandate 17 August 1876 → 147 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 11 months
Death 14 January 1902 → 122 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 4 months after 14 September 1889
Special notes
None
 
Samuel Prowse (1835–1902) 200x225
© Photo 1898 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Albert P. Prowse (1858–1925) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 12 0 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
7 documented challengers
⊖ George B. Aitken  m 
⊖ Angus MacLeod  m 
⊖ William A. Poole  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Manoah Rowe  m 
 		 ⊖ Louis H. Davies  m 
⊖ Malcolm McFadyen  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James E. Robertson  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,713 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26435(F) — 12 Nov 2022 23:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
37
CONS
 3/3 375 43.76% -241 Winner:
LIB
 616 71.88% Manoah Rowe
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,770 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26461(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:07 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
40
FREE
 1/3 637 71.98% +99 Loser:
FREE
 538 60.79% Malcolm McFadyen
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 42
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
30 Jun 1878 42
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,682 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26476(F) — 6 Jan 2023 15:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LC
 1/4 517 61.47% +116 Loser:
LIB
 401 47.68% Malcolm McFadyen

Service: 3 years 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,202 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26491(F) — 6 Jan 2023 15:49 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LC
 3/4 530 48.14% -66 Winner:
LIB
 596 54.13% James E. Robertson
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
31 July 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26616(F) — 12 Nov 2022 23:58 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
46
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 9 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,463 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26506(F) — 12 Nov 2022 23:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/4 726 58.93% +187 Loser:
LIB
 539 43.75% George B. Aitken
After his election:
14 Sep 1889 54
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 3 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,573 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26521(F) — 27 Dec 2023 16:48 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
CONS
 668 51.90% Angus MacLeod

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Prowse, Honourable Samuel		 26 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Samuel Prowse, Senator		 26 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Samuel Prowse, sénateur		 26 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Samuel Prowse		 26 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Samuel Prowse		 26 Dec 2023

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