Albert Perkins Prowse (December 24, 1858 – June 20, 1925
) was a merchant and political figure in
Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented
4th Kings
4th Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative ...
in the
Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1899 to 1900, from 1904 to 1919 and from 1923 to 1925 as a
Conservative member. He served as
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
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* Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly
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from 1918 to 1919.
He was born in
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...
,
Prince Edward Island, the son of
Samuel Prowse and Eliza Willis. Prowse was educated at the Wesleyan Academy and then entered his father's business. His brother William joined the business some time later. Prowse exported dried fish, canned lobsters and farm produce. In 1881, he married Williamina A. Kirkland. Prowse ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1897 but defeated
Donald Alexander MacKinnon
Donald Alexander MacKinnon (22 February 1863 – 20 April 1928) was a Canadian teacher, lawyer, politician, author, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1904 to 1910.
Born in Uigg, Prince Edward Island, th ...
in an 1899 by-election held after MacKinnon was named attorney general. Prowse died in office in 1925.
References
MacKinnon, DA & Warburton, AB ''Past and Present of Prince Edward Island ...'' (1906)pp. 430–1
1858 births
1925 deaths
People from Charlottetown
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs
Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
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