Hugh Howard Rowatt, CMG (August 17, 1861 – November 13, 1938) was a Canadian civil servant who served as the commissioner of the Northwest Territories between 1931 and 1934. A civil servant with the Department of Interior, Howlatt was appointed Commissioner of the Northwest Territories on March 31, 1931, serving until April 30, 1934. At the age of 69, he remains the older person to ever be sworn into the office. References External links Office of the Commissioner of the NWT: Past Commissioners List of Canadian Leaders, births and deaths Lieutenant Governors and Commissioners Rowatt, Hugh Rowatt, Hugh Rowatt, Hugh Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Canadian civil servants