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"Sir Oliver Mowat"
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Sir Oliver Mowat,1820-1903
Born in Kingston, Mowat
studied law under John A. MacDonald. After moving to Toronto in 1840
he was elected a Liberal Member of the Legislature of the Province of Canada
in 1857 and served as Provincial Secretary in 1858 and Postmaster General,
1863-1864. He took part in the Quebec Conference in 1864 which led
to Confederation in 1867. Mowat became Ontario's third Prime Minister
in 1872, succeeding the Hon. Edward Blake, and retained that post for almost
24 years. Resigning in 1896, he accepted a seat in the Senate, and
became Minister of Justice in 1896-1897, in the Cabinet of Sir Wilfried
Laurier. Mowat served as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1897
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Queen's Park South |
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Installed in 1903 |
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Bronze, granite |
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