Sir Oliver Mowat |
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Portrait as premier in 1873 |
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In office
November 18, 1897 – April 19, 1903 |
| Monarchs | Victoria
Edward VII |
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| Governors General | The Earl of Aberdeen
The Earl of Minto |
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| Premier | Arthur Sturgis Hardy
George William Ross |
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| Preceded by | Sir Casimir Gzowski (acting) |
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| Succeeded by | William Mortimer Clark |
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In office
October 25, 1872 – July 12, 1896 |
| Monarch | Victoria |
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| Lieutenant Governor | William Pearce Howland
John Willoughby Crawford
Donald A. Macdonald
John Beverley Robinson
Alexander Campbell
George Airey Kirkpatrick |
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| Preceded by | Edward Blake |
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| Succeeded by | Arthur Hardy |
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In office
July 13, 1896 – November 17, 1897 |
| Prime Minister | Wilfrid Laurier |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Rupert Dickey |
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| Succeeded by | David Mills |
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In office
August 19, 1896 – November 17, 1897 |
| Prime Minister | Wilfrid Laurier |
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| Preceded by | Sir Mackenzie Bowell |
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| Succeeded by | David Mills |
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In office
July 12, 1896 – November 17, 1897 |
| Nominated by | Wilfrid Laurier |
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| Preceded by | John Ferguson |
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| Succeeded by | William Kerr |
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In office
November 29, 1872 – July 14, 1896 |
| Preceded by | George Perry |
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| Succeeded by | Andrew Pattulo |
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| Born | (1820-07-25)July 25, 1820
Kingston, Upper Canada |
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| Died | April 19, 1903(1903-04-19) (aged 82)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
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| Political party | Ontario Liberal Party |
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| 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.
