Augustus Rowe | |
|---|---|
| MHA for Carbonear | |
| In office 1971–1975 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Rod Moores |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office January 1972 –1975 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2,1920 Heart's Content,Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Died | July 20,2013 (aged 92) Toronto,Ontario,Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Occupation | physician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Unit | Royal Newfoundland Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Augustus Taylor Rowe (August 2,1920 –July 20,2013) was a Canadian physician and politician. He served as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Carbonear from 1971 to 1975. [1] He also spent three years as the province's Health Minister within the cabinet of the former Premier Frank Moores from January 1972 to 1975. [1] [2]
Rowe was born on August 2,1920,in Heart's Content,Dominion of Newfoundland (the present-day province of Newfoundland and Labrador). [1] [2] He enlisted in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War II. [1] [2] He completed medical school at St Mary's Hospital Medical School (which was part of the University of London at the time) in London following the war. [1] He returned to Newfoundland and settled in Carbonear in 1954,where he began his medical career as a general practitioner. [1] [2]
In 1957,Dr. Rowe founded Carbonear's first hospital,Carbonear Community Hospital. [1] He led the efforts to raise approximately $37,000 Canadian dollars to establish the new hospital,which provided regional patients which a local medical center. Previously,patients needing hospital treatment had to travel to St. John's or Old Perlican. [1] Rowe served as the director of Carbonear Community Hospital from its opening in 1957 until October 1971,when he resigned upon his election to the House of Assembly. [1]
Rowe was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a MLA from Carbonear in October 1971 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. [1] Rowe was re-elected to the House of Assembly in 1972. [1] Rowe was appointed as provincial Health Minister within the cabinet of Premier Frank Moores from January 1972 to 1975. [2]
He retired from politics in 1975 to pursue family medicine. [1] He later joined the faculty of Memorial University of Newfoundland and became the university's chairman of Family Medicine from 1978 to 1985. [1] [2] A university honor,the Gus Rowe Teaching Award,which is bestowed by the Faculty of Medicine was named for Rowe. [1]
He retired from the University in 1985 and moved to Toronto with his wife,Beatrice. [1] [2] He died in Toronto on July 20,2013,at the age of 92. [1] He was survived by wife of 68 years,Beatrice "Bea" ( née Adams) Rowe;two children,David and Jane,and two grandchildren. [2]

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