Oliver Mowat
Sir Oliver Mowat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 25, 1820 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 19, 1903 (aged 82) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Ontario Liberal Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Jane Ewart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. 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 manoeuvring to build a political base around Liberals, Catholics, trade unions, and anti-French-Canadian sentiment.