Event Date : Wednesday, September 13, 1944 Event Type : Marriage
Daughter of Mrs Locke of Williamsburg and the late Dr. M.W. Locke wed son of Hon. and Mrs. W. Earl Rowe of Newton Robinson at St. Andrew's United Church in Williamsburg. Mrs. J.S. Sutherland was her sister's matron of honor and Miss Mary McCamus was bridesmaid. Best man was F.O.D.W. Coyle and ushers were Sq. Ldr. B. Studer and Flt. Lieut. W. Wilson.
Just after celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary, Treva Rowe and Earl Rowe, former lieutenant-governor, check the health of one of the apple trees in front of their Newton Robinson home. They were married at Newton Robinson United Church June 27, 1917, and had three children, Bill, Lennox, and Mrs. Jean Wadds. Mr. Rowe was a member of the Ontario Legislature for two years in the 1920s and then represented Dufferin-Simcoe in the House of Commons for almost 40 years. He was lieutenant-governor from 1963 to 1968. This photo appeared in the Bradford Witness and it is also in the Bradford Women's Institute Scrapbooks.
