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Sir Oliver Mowat was born on July 22, 1820 in Kingston, Upper Canada (Ontario).
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Sir Oliver Mowat's Speech at Whitby, County of Ontario: 8th February, 1894 (Classic Reprint)
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Oliver Mowat
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He was educated in Kingston, Upper Canada (Ontario).
Career
Sir Oliver Mowat was admitted to the bar in 1841 in Toronto. In 1856 he became an alderman in Toronto and was named to the commission revising and consolidating the laws of Upper Canada. In 1857 he was elected to Parliament. In 1864 he was appointed vice chancellor of Upper Canada. In 1867 Upper Canada (renamed Ontario) and Lower Canada (renamed Quebec) were joined with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in the Dominion of Canada. Mowat became premier of Ontario in 1872 and served in this office for 24 years.
He gave Ontario an efficient, economical administration and won a number of judicial decisions against the federal government that made provincial rights important in Canadian government. Mowat was knighted in 1892. He joined the Laurier cabinet in 1896 as minister of justice but resigned in 1897 and was appointed lieutenant governor of Ontario. He held that office until his death.
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Sir Oliver Mowat's Speech at Whitby, County of Ontario: 8th February, 1894 (Classic Reprint)
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Sir Oliver Mowat's Speech at Whitby, County of Ontario: 8th February, 1894 (Classic Reprint)
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Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Canada -
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Political Party
Ontario Liberal Party