Bradford William LePage

The Honourable
Bradford W. LePage
15th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
In office
October 1, 1939  May 30, 1945
Monarch George VI
Governor General The Lord Tweedsmuir
The Earl of Athlone
Premier Thane Campbell
J. Walter Jones
Preceded by George Des Brisay de Blois
Succeeded by Joseph Alphonsus Bernard
MLA (Assemblyman) for 2nd Queens
In office
July 24, 1919  June 26, 1923
Preceded by George E. Hughes
Succeeded by John Buntain
MLA (Councillor) for 2nd Queens
In office
June 25, 1927  October 1, 1939
Preceded by Louis Jenkins
Succeeded by Alex W. Matheson
Personal details
Born (1876-02-19)February 19, 1876
Rusticoville, Prince Edward Island
Died December 4, 1958(1958-12-04) (aged 82)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Nationality Canadian
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Harriet Edna Christie (m. 1897)
Children William Reuel and Hilda Ruth
Residence Rusticoville, Prince Edward Island
Occupation merchant and lobster packer
Profession Politician
Cabinet Minister without Portfolio (1927-1931)(1935-1936)
acting Premier (1936)
acting Minister of Agriculture (1936)
Religion United Church of Canada

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

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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