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The Honourable
Sir Oliver Mowat
GCMG PC QC
Portrait as premier in1873
8th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
In office November 18, 1897 – April 19, 1903
Monarchs
Victoria Edward VII
Governors General
The Earl of Aberdeen The Earl of Minto
Premier
Arthur Sturgis Hardy George William Ross
Preceded by
Sir Casimir Gzowski (acting)
Succeeded by
William Mortimer Clark
3rd Premier of Ontario
In office October 25, 1872 – July 12, 1896
Monarch
Victoria
Lieutenant Governor
William Pearce Howland John Willoughby Crawford Donald A. Macdonald John Beverley Robinson Alexander Campbell George Airey Kirkpatrick
Preceded by
Edward Blake
Succeeded by
Arthur Hardy
11th Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada
In office July 13, 1896 – November 17, 1897
Prime Minister
Wilfrid Laurier
Preceded by
Arthur Rupert Dickey
Succeeded by
David Mills
Leader of the Government in the Senate
In office August 19, 1896 – November 17, 1897
Prime Minister
Wilfrid Laurier
Preceded by
Sir Mackenzie Bowell
Succeeded by
David Mills
Canadian Senator for Ontario
In office July 12, 1896 – November 17, 1897
Nominated by
Wilfrid Laurier
Preceded by
John Ferguson
Succeeded by
William Kerr
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Oxford North
In office November 29, 1872 – July 14, 1896
Preceded by
George Perry
Succeeded by
Andrew Pattulo
Personal details
Born
(1820-07-22)July 22, 1820 Kingston, Upper Canada
Died
April 19, 1903(1903-04-19) (aged 82) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Resting place
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
Political party
Ontario Liberal Party
Spouse
Jane Ewart
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Sir Oliver MowatGCMG PC QC (July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1903) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Ontario Liberal Party leader. He served for nearly 24 years as the third premier of Ontario. He was the eighth lieutenant governor of Ontario and one of the Fathers of Confederation. He is best known for defending successfully the constitutional rights of the provinces in the face of the centralizing tendency of the national government as represented by his longtime Conservative adversary, John A. Macdonald. This longevity and power was due to his maneuvering to build a political base around Liberals, Catholics, trade unions, and anti-French-Canadian sentiment.[1]
^Romney, Paul (1994). "Mowat, Sir Oliver". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
Sir OliverMowat GCMG PC QC (July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1903) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Ontario Liberal Party leader. He served for nearly...
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proceeded to assert its economic and legislative power. In 1872, the lawyer OliverMowat became Premier of Ontario and remained as premier until 1896. He fought...
Conservative Party, even acting as an interim Lieutenant Governor before OliverMowat took office in 1897. He died in 1898 in Toronto. Casimir Gzowski Park...
Simpson of Niagara) replaced by three robust Liberals, two of whom (OliverMowat and William Mcdougall) having sat in the most recent Liberal ministry...
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Steven Glynn was born on March 12, 1988, in Toronto. He attended Sir OliverMowat Collegiate Institute in Scarborough before graduating from Ryerson University...
who served as the 18th premier of Ontario from 1971 to 1985. Behind OliverMowat, Davis was the second-longest serving premier of Ontario. Born in Toronto...
Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1873, he was promoted to the Cabinet of Sir OliverMowat in 1877 as Provincial Secretary. In 1889, as Commissioner of Crown Lands...
cancelled. It was named after Ontario's longest-serving Premier, Sir OliverMowat. The Mowat Centre described itself as "Ontario's non-partisan, evidence-based...
2018. Perrault is scheduled to hold this position for a 10-year term. OliverMowat Biggar (1920–1927) Jules Castonguay (1927–1949) Nelson Jules Castonguay...
funding from the Ontario Provincial government. The centre was named after OliverMowat, Ontario's longest serving premier and a father of confederation. Mel...
became the first Liberal premier to secure a third consecutive term since OliverMowat after his party was re-elected in that year's provincial election. McGuinty...
1960s and named for former Premier and Father of Confederation Sir OliverMowat. Mowat Block is also home to other provincial offices. It is located at...
and the demands of labour unions. The Ontario Liberal Party, led by OliverMowat, formed the government for the seventh consecutive parliament, even though...
4th Legislative Assembly ("MLAs"). The Ontario Liberal Party, led by OliverMowat, won a third term in government with a larger majority in the legislature...
Queen's. His uncle was Major John McDonald Mowat, whom also served in World War I. And the politician Sir OliverMowat was his great uncle. Angus joined No...
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Blair Premier of Nova Scotia – William Thomas Pipes Premier of Ontario – OliverMowat Premier of Prince Edward Island – William Wilfred Sullivan Premier of...
of Minister of Education for Ontario in the Liberal government of Sir OliverMowat in 1883. He oversaw the transformation of former mechanics' institutes...
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