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Sir Oliver Mowat GCMG 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.
18 feb 2008 · Last Edited April 10, 2015. Sir Oliver Mowat, senator, lieutentant-governor of Ontario 1897–1903, premier of Ontario 1872–96, politician, judge, lawyer (born 22 July 1820 in Kingston, Upper Canada; died 19 April 1903 in Toronto, ON). Photo taken in 1902 when Mowat was Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario (courtesy Library and Archives ...
The main business of equity was the determination and enforcement of property rights, a field that could be expected to flourish as the provincial economy grew. By 1850 Mowat was the busiest equity practitioner in the province and was being retained in cases of the highest value.
Gallery. The Honourable Sir Oliver Mowat. 8th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. November 18, 1897 to April 19, 1903. Oliver Mowat was born in 1820 in Kingston. He was called to the bar in 1841, and served as a MPP from 1857 to 1896. He held the posts of Provincial Secretary, Postmaster General and Premier (1872-1896).
1872. Following Edward Blake’s resignation, Oliver Mowat is sworn in as Ontario Premier. Along with his reputation as a lawyer and as a Father of Confederation, his many reforms would shape the province with programs such as worker’s compensation and children’s aid. He remains Ontario’s longest-serving Premier, in office for 24 years.
History. About Sir Oliver Mowat. Sir Oliver Mowat: 1820 - 1903. Father of Confederation. Premier of Ontario. Senator. Lieutenant Governor. Oliver Mowat was born at Kingston, July 22, 1820. From his Scottish Presbyterian parents he inherited firmly held religious convictions.
Mowat, Sir Oliver (1820-1903), statesman, was born in Kingston, Upper Canada, the eldest son of John Mowat and Helen Levack, natives of Caithnessshire, Scotland. He was educated at private schools in Kingston, and in 1841 was called to the bar of Upper Canada (Q.C., 1856). In the general elections of 1857 he was returned as a Liberal for South ...
