Philip Primrose
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The Honorable Philip C. H. Primrose |
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| 5th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta | |
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In office October 1, 1936 – March 17, 1937 |
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| Monarch |
Edward VIII George VI |
| Governor General | The Lord Tweedsmuir |
| Premier | William Aberhart |
| Preceded by | William L. Walsh |
| Succeeded by | John C. Bowen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Philip Carteret Hill Primrose October 23, 1864 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Died | March 17, 1937 (aged 72) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Lily Deane (1902–1937; his death) |
| Relations |
5th Earl of Rosebery; cousin Clarence Primrose; cousin |
| Children | Phyllis (1902–1975) Neil (1904–1904) Neil Philip (1905–1991) Sybil (c. 1909–1946) |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College of Canada |
| Occupation | police officer |
Philip Carteret Hill Primrose (October 23, 1864 – March 17, 1937) was a Canadian police officer and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.
Primrose was born in 1864 in Nova Scotia. He attended the Pictou Academy before graduating from the Royal Military College in 1885. Upon his graduation, he took up employment with the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) (later merged into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police). Over the 30 years he spent with the NWMP, he was stationed at many locations throughout the North-West Territories, serving as Superintendent on four separate occasions before his retirement from the force in 1915.
Primrose then moved to Edmonton and accepted the position of city police magistrate, a position he would hold for 20 years. Amongst other positions, during World War I he commanded the Edmonton Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Army. Although he had never actively participated in politics, in 1936 Primrose was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, a position he held for only 167 days before he died after a long illness.
Primrose was born in 1864 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the second of three children of Alexander and Elizabeth Catherine Rebecca Primrose (née Daly). He was named after a good friend of his father, Philip Carteret Hill. His father Alexander came to Nova Scotia from Rothiemay, Scotland and settled in the Pictou area around 1815. He was a barrister and served a term on the Halifax City Council from 1853–1855. He was a distant cousin to the Earls of Rosebery, including the 5th Earl, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1894–1895, A cousin, Clarence Primrose served in the Canadian Senate from 1892 until his death in 1902. He was a descendant of the United Empire Loyalists.
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