William Earl Rowe

William Earl Rowe
Rowe, c. 1942
20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
In office
1 May 1963 – 4 July 1968
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralGeorges Vanier
Roland Michener
PremierJohn Robarts
Preceded byJohn Keiller MacKay
Succeeded byWilliam Ross Macdonald
Leader of the Opposition
In office
1 August 1956 – 13 December 1956
Preceded byGeorge A. Drew
Succeeded byJohn Diefenbaker
In office
1 November 1954 – 1 February 1955
Preceded byGeorge A. Drew
Succeeded byGeorge A. Drew
Interim Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
In office
21 September 1956 – 14 December 1956
Preceded byGeorge A. Drew
Succeeded byJohn Diefenbaker
Member of Parliament
for Dufferin—Simcoe
In office
29 October 1925 – 8 April 1963
Preceded byRiding created
Succeeded byEllwood Madill
Ontario MPP
In office
25 June 1923 – 1 October 1925
Preceded byEdgar James Evans
Succeeded byRiding abolished
ConstituencySimcoe South
Personal details
Born(1894-05-13)13 May 1894
Hull, Iowa, U.S.
Died9 February 1984(1984-02-09) (aged 89)
Newton Robinson, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse
Treva Alda Lillian Lennox
(m. 1917)
RelationsArza Clair Casselman (son-in law)
Children4, including Jean
OccupationFarmer, Rancher

William Earl Rowe, PC (13 May 1894 – 9 February 1984), was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968.