Edgar Prowse | |
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Senator for Western Australia | |
In office 1 July 1962 – 31 December 1973 |
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Personal details | |
Born | 22 March 1905 Kokeby, Western Australia |
Died | 2 June 1977 | (aged 72)
Nationality | Australian |
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]