September 4, 1948(1948-09-04) (aged 71) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Spouse(s)
Muriel Elizabeth Whitney (m. April 30, 1908 in Toronto, Ontario)
Relations
Charles Robert Webster Biggar (Father), Jane Helen Mowat (Mother)
Alma mater
University of Toronto
Profession
Lawyer, civil servant
Oliver Mowat Biggar, CMG, KC (October 11, 1876 – September 4, 1948) was a Canadian lawyer and civil servant. He was the second judge advocate general for the Canadian Militia and the first chief electoral officer of Canada. He also served as the first Canadian co-chair of the Canada–United States Permanent Joint Board on Defense. Biggar was well known as a leading Canadian lawyer with expertise in public law and patent law.
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