Edgar Prowse
Edgar Prowse | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Western Australia | |
| In office 1 July 1962 – 31 December 1973 | |
| Succeeded by | David Reid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1905 Kokeby, Western Australia |
| Died | 2 June 1977 (aged 72) |
| Political party | Australian Country Party |
| Relations | John Prowse (uncle) |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Edgar Wylie Prowse (22 March 1905 – 2 June 1977) was an Australian politician. Born in Kokeby, Western Australia, he was educated at state schools and then the University of Western Australia, becoming an agricultural scientist. He was a farmer at Doodlakine and Albany. The nephew of Country Party MP John Prowse, he was President of the Western Australian Country Party 1957-1962. In 1961 he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Country Party Senator for Western Australia. He held the seat until his resignation in 1973. Prowse died in 1977.[1]
References
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
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