monarch death_date children nationality birth_date residence term_end alma_mater death_place governor_general profession order term_start spouse name occupation relations predecessor birth_place cabinet party office successor religion premier article_title
george vi elizabeth ii 2 november 1973 lemuel and fairlie c. e. , doris h. , margaret f. , canadian 31 august 1888 charlottetown , prince edward island march 11 , 1947 1932 31 , 1958 may 18 , 1939 december sydney academy prince of wales college charlottetown , prince edward island the viscount alexander of tunis vincent massey politician 17th 26th october 15 , 1943 1930 4 , 1950 july 23 , 1935 september annie martyn 1913 t. william l. prowse businessman lemuel ezra prowse -lrb- father -rrb- joseph stewart ira j. yeo alphonsus bernard w. allen stewart w. f. alan charlottetown , prince edward island minister without portfolio -lrb- 1935-1939 -rrb- -lrb- 1943-1947 -rrb- liberal lieutenant -rrb- for 5th queens mayor of charlottetown governor of prince edward island mla -lrb- assemblyman frederick matheson william s. stewart walter hyndman w. f. alan stewart david l. presbyterian j. walter jones alex w. matheson thomas william lemuel prowse

thomas william lemuel prowse

thomas william lemuel prowse -lrb- august 31 , 1888 -- november 2 , 1973 -rrb- was a businessman and was the 17th lieutenant governor of prince edward island from 1950 to 1958 .
the son of lemuel ezra prowse and francis j. stanley , he was born and educated in charlottetown , prince edward island .
he was proprietor and president of prowse brothers ltd. in charlottetown .
active in local politics , he was a councillor on charlottetown city council for eight years and served as the 26th mayor from 1930 to 1932 .
a liberal , he was elected to the legislative assembly of prince edward island representing the charlottetown common and royalty district in queens county , first in the 1935 general election and again in 1943 .
in 1950 he was appointed lieutenant governor of the island and served for eight years .
