John Prowse

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John Prowse
Member of the Australian Parliament for Swan
In office 13 December 1919 – 16 December 1922
Preceded by	Edwin Corboy
Succeeded by	Henry Gregory
Member of the Australian Parliament for Forrest
In office 16 December 1922 – 21 August 1943
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Nelson Lemmon
Personal details
Born	(1871-06-16)16 June 1871 Adelong, New South Wales
Died	20 May 1944(1944-05-20) (aged 72)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Country Party
Occupation	Station owner

John Henry Prowse (16 June 1871 – 20 May 1944) was an Australian politician. Born in Adelong, New South Wales, he was educated at public schools and then at Kings College, Melbourne. He became an insurance agent and then a station owner in Western Australia, where he eventually became a Perth City Councillor, serving as Mayor 1913-1914. In 1919, Prowse was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for Swan, representing the Farmers' and Settlers' Association, which in 1920 solidifed to become the Australian Country Party. Prowse transferred to the new seat of Forrest in 1922, allowing party colleague Henry Gregory (member for the abolished Dampier) to contest Swan. He held the seat until his defeat in 1943 by future Labor minister Nelson Lemmon. Prowse died the following year.^[1]

References

↑ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-07-28.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Edwin Corboy	Member for Swan 1919 – 1922	Succeeded by Henry Gregory
Preceded by New seat	Member for Forrest 1922 – 1943	Succeeded by Nelson Lemmon

Persondata
Name	Prowse, John Henry
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	16 June 1871
Place of birth	Adelong, New South Wales
Date of death	20 May 1944
Place of death

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