John McDonald Mowat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician (1872-1916)
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Place of Birth: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
About John McDonald Mowat
- John McDonald Mowat (February 17, 1872 – October 7, 1916) was a lawyer and politician in Ontario, Canada.
- He served as mayor of Kingston from 1906 to 1907.Known as Major John, the son of John Bower Mowat and Emma McDonald, he was called to the Ontario bar in 1898.
- Mowat practised law in Kingston and later in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- He ran unsuccessfully for the Kingston seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1911, losing to William Folger Nickle.
- He went overseas as a Major with a Vancouver regiment during World War I and was killed in action at the age of 44.His nephew Angus McGill Mowat also served in World War I, and his great-nephew is Canadian author Farley Mowat. His name is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial.
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