Edward Gawler Prior

Edward Gawler Prior
11th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
In office
9 December 1919 – 12 December 1920
MonarchGeorge V
Governor GeneralThe Duke of Devonshire
PremierJohn Oliver
Preceded byFrancis Stillman Barnard
Succeeded byWalter Cameron Nichol
15th Premier of British Columbia
In office
21 November 1902 – 1 June 1903
MonarchEdward VII
Lieutenant GovernorHenri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
Preceded byJames Dunsmuir
Succeeded byRichard McBride
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Victoria
In office
23 January 1888 – 2 December 1901
Preceded byNoah Shakespeare
Succeeded byGeorge Riley
MLA for Victoria City
In office
7 July 1886 – 23 January 1888
Preceded byMontague Tyrwhitt-Drake
Succeeded bySimeon Duck
In office
10 March 1902 – 16 June 1903
Preceded byJohn Herbert Turner
Succeeded byJames Dugald McNiven
Personal details
Born(1853-05-21)21 May 1853
Dallowgill, Yorkshire, England
Died12 December 1920(1920-12-12) (aged 67)
Victoria, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Suzette Work
(m. 1878)
Children1 son and 3 daughters
OccupationLand surveyor, merchant, mining engineer
Professionpolitician

Edward Gawler Prior, PC (21 May 1853 – 12 December 1920) was a mining engineer and politician in British Columbia.