Judge Daniel Woodley PROWSE CMG ^{4360,4752,6767}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: lawyer, politician, judge, historian, essayist, and office holder: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³⁶⁶⁸

2. Graduation: Called to the bar, 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³⁶⁶⁸

3. Election: Newfoundland House of Assembly, Burgeo La Poile, Between 1861 and 1865, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴³⁶⁰

4. Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Avalon Lodge, Freemasons, 2 Aug 1864, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶³⁷ Daniel Woodley Prowse
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

Name:Daniel Woodley Prowse
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:29
Birth Year:abt 1835
Initiation Date:2 Aug 1864
First Payment Year on Register:1864
Year Range:1863-1887
Profession:Barrister At Law
Lodge:The Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St. John's Newfoundland
Lodge Number:776, 1078
Folio Number:79

5. Occupation: Barrister At Law, 2 Aug 1864, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶³⁷

6. Interesting: Was responsible for quelling a riot called the Battle of Foxtrap, Cir 1878, Foxtrap, Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶⁷⁶⁸ He was then a magistrate in St. John's and ordered the constabulary to disperse a mob opposed to the construction of the railway in that area, thinking it was in some way connected with Newfoundland being turned over to Canada.

7. Honours: Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG), 1 Jan 1912, London, Greater London, England. ⁴⁷⁵²

Daniel married Sarah Anne Edleston FARRAR on 13 Jul 1859 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England.³⁶⁶⁸