Leo Francis Rossiter (January 15, 1923 – October 25, 1996) was a merchant, realtor and political figure on

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, 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 seve ...

. He represented 2nd Kings 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 locate ...

from 1955 to 1981 as a Progressive Conservative. He was born in

Morell, Prince Edward Island Morell is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located in Kings County east of Bristol. Morell is located on St. Peter's Bay, two kilometres inland from St. Peter's Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The loca ...

, the son of J. Edward Rossiter and Catherine Clarkin, and was educated at

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. Rossiter operated a general store and sold farm equipment. In 1946, he married Anna Pierce. He served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of Fisheries, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Provincial Secretary. After retiring from politics, Rossiter served as chair of the Workman's Compensation Board. He also served as chair of the Morell Village Commission. Rossiter died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital 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 ...

at the age of 73. Leo Rossiter Anglers' Park in Morell was named in his honour.

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* Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs 1923 births 1996 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub