Frederick William Rowe
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The Hon. Frederick William Rowe |
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| Senator for Lewisporte, Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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In office 1971–1987 |
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| Appointed by | Pierre Trudeau |
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September 28, 1912 Lewisporte, Newfoundland |
| Died | June 20, 1994 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Frederick William Rowe (September 28, 1912 – June 20, 1994) was a Canadian politician and Senator.
He was born in Lewisporte, Newfoundland and Labrador, the youngest son of Eli Rowe and Phoebe Ann Freake. He attended school at Lewisporte Methodist School, continuing his education at Prince of Wales College and the Normal Training School of Newfoundland in St. John's. In 1934, he enrolled in Memorial University College and graduated in 1936 with first class honours. After graduating, he became a teacher in Bishop's Falls and then in Bonne Bay, where he met his future wife, Edith Laura Butt. Rowe married her on December 25, 1936. They had four sons: Frederick, Stanley, William, and George.
Rowe also taught in Lewisporte and Wesleyville, Newfoundland and Labrador before attending Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree and the O. E. Smith Scholarship in 1941.
In 1948, Rowe left Newfoundland for additional post-secondary training, attending the University of Toronto to study for a Bachelor of Paedagogy, which he received in 1949. While in Toronto he appeared on CBC Radio a number of times, commenting on Newfoundland life and culture.
He returned to Newfoundland late in 1949 and spent the next two years working part-time on a doctorate in Paedagogy, which he was granted by the University of Toronto in 1951. During that time, Rowe was a civil servant, working as the first Deputy Minister of Welfare in the new provincial government under the leadership of Joseph R. Smallwood. From 1950 to 1952 he served on the first Board of Regents for Memorial University. He also served on the United Church Board of Education from 1951 to 1956.
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