CNHP - Sir Oliver Mowat 1820-1903 - Toronto, Ontario
N 43° 39.795 W 079° 23.257
17T E 630000 N 4835734
A tribute to Sir Oliver Mowat, Father of Confederation and Premier of Ontario. It is found inside the lobby of 900 Bay Street near the south elevators.
Waymark Code: WMTNN8
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/18/2016
Views: 3
A tribute to Sir Oliver Mowat, Father of Confederation and Premier of Ontario. It is found inside the lobby of 900 Bay Street near the south elevators. The building is one of the main administrative buildings for the Government of Ontario.
The plaque reads:
Born in Kingston, where he was trained as a lawyer, Oliver Mowat served as a Toronto alderman before his election to the legislature of the united Canadas as a Reformer in 1857. He joined the Great Coalition in 1864 and attended the Quebec Conference. From 1872 to 1896 he served as premier and attorney-general of Ontario, a period of office noted for the introduction of the ballot (1874), the extension of the franchise (1888), and determined fight for provincial rights. In 1896 Mowat was named to the Senate and became Minister of Justice in the Laurier cabinet, but he resigned the next year to become Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.
Classification: National Historic Person
Province or Territory: Ontario
Location - City name/Town name: Toronto
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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