Cornelius Howatt (February 4, 1810 – May 7, 1895) was a farmer and political figure in

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

. He represented

4th Prince 4th Prince 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 The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is the sole chamber of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Assembly meets at Province House, which is locat ...

from 1859 to 1876 as a

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

member. He was born in

Tryon, Prince Edward Island Tryon is an unincorporated area in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Situated on Route 1 and Route 10, it lies within the township of Lot 28 which in 2006 had a population of 880 people. Tryon is not far from Crapaud, Prince Edward I ...

, the son of James Howatt. He married Jane Bell around 1840. Howatt was speaker for the provincial assembly from 1874 to 1876. With Augustus Holland, he supported a motion opposing union with Canada in 1873 even though, by that time, union was considered by most as inevitable. He died at North St. Eleanors in 1895. His daughter Helen married

John Howatt Bell John Howatt Bell (December 13, 1846 – January 29, 1929) was a lawyer and politician who served as the 14th premier of Prince Edward Island. Bell was born in Cape Traverse, the son of Walter Bell and Elizabeth Howatt. He was educated at ...

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External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
1810 births 1895 deaths People from Prince County, Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub