Career
He represented 5th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1893 to 1900 as a Liberal member and represented Queen"s in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal. He was born in Charlottetown, the son of William Prowse, and educated there. Prowse ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1904.
He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1911.