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Robert Henry Prowse (1828 – 1924) was a merchant and political figure in
Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
. He represented
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in the
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is the Unicameralism, unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Build ...
from 1855 to 1859. He was born in
Port de Grave Port de Grave is a peninsula on Conception Bay (CB) in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The peninsula contains the communities of Bareneed, Black Duck Pond, Otterbury, Ship Cove, Blow Me Down, Hibb's Cove, Pick Eyes, and Hussey's Cove with a ...
, the son of Robert Prowse and Jane Woodley, and was educated at Acadia College and the
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. Prowse married Jean McLea. He served as consul for
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in Newfoundland. He was also a director for the St. John's Gas Light Company and president of the Chamber of Commerce. His brother Daniel Woodley also served in the Newfoundland assembly.


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* Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 1828 births 1924 deaths Newfoundland Colony people {{Newfoundland-politician-stub