Bradford William LePage

Bradford William LePage (February 19, 1876 – December 4, 1958) was a Canadian politician and the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island.

The Honourable
Bradford W. LePage
15th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
In office
October 1, 1939 – May 30, 1945
MonarchGeorge VI
Governors GeneralThe Lord Tweedsmuir
The Earl of Athlone
PremierThane Campbell
J. Walter Jones
Preceded byGeorge Des Brisay de Blois
Succeeded byJoseph Alphonsus Bernard
MLA (Assemblyman) for 2nd Queens
In office
July 24, 1910 – June 26, 1923
Preceded byGeorge E. Hughes
Succeeded byJohn Buntain
MLA (Councillor) for 2nd Queens
In office
June 25, 1927 – October 1, 1939
Preceded byLouis Jenkins
Succeeded byAlex W. Matheson
Personal details
Born(1876-02-19)February 19, 1876
Rusticoville, Prince Edward Island
DiedDecember 4, 1958(1958-12-04) (aged 82)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Harriet Edna Christie
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(m. 1897)​
ChildrenWilliam Reuel and Hilda Ruth
ResidenceRusticoville, Prince Edward Island
Occupationmerchant and lobster packer
ProfessionPolitician
CabinetMinister without Portfolio (1927-1931)(1935-1936)
acting Premier (1936)
acting Minister of Agriculture (1936)

Born in Rusticoville, Prince Edward Island, LePage owned and operated a general store prior to entering politics. He and his family moved to Charlottetown after his election to the provincial legislature. LePage sold his store to his brother, Garfield LePage, and opened the Lepage Shoe Company which was operated for many years by his son, William Reuel, and his grandsons, Walter B. LePage and Don Wonnacott (Don was the last to own and operate The LePage Shoe Co.).

LePage was first elected as a member of the Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island in the district of 2nd Queens in the 1919 election. He was re-elected in the 1927, 1931, 1935, and the 1939 elections.

He was Lieutenant Governor from October 1, 1939 to May 30, 1945.

On February 24, 1897, he married Harriett Christie. They had two children, William Reuel and Hilda Ruth.

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