Henry Leslie Rowntree
Male, Person
1914 –
Who is Henry Leslie Rowntree?
Henry Leslie Rowntree was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. After graduating from law at the University of Toronto, Rowntree represented York West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative member from 1956 to 1971.
Rowntree served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Transport from 1960 to 1962, Minister of Labour from 1962 to 1966 and Minister of Financial and Commercial Affairs from 1966 to 1970. Rowntree decided not to run as an MPP and retired from public life in 1971.
He died at Honey Harbour, Ontario in 1975 at the age of 60 and predeceased by his wife Hyacynthe in 1974.
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