John Skirving Ewart, (August 11, 1849February 21, 1933) was a

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lawyer and author best known as an advocate for the independence of Canada. Ewart was born in

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, Ontario, on August 11, 1849, to Thomas Ewart and Catherine Seaton Skirving. His grandfather was Toronto architect

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, and his uncle Sir Oliver Mowat. He married Jessie Campbell in 1873. He was educated at

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and

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, and was called to the bar in 1871 (Q.C., 1884). His legal career spanned work in Toronto, Winnipeg and Ottawa. He was the author of many essays and articles, and a passionate advocate for the independence of Canada. He died in Ottawa and is buried at

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Published works

* ''The Kingdom of Canada: Imperial Federation, The Colonial Conferences, The Alaska Boundary, and Other Essays'' (Toronto, 1908) * ''John A. Macdonald and the Canadian Flag'' (Toronto, 1908) * ''Canadian Independence'' (Toronto, 1911) *''Waiver Distributed Among the Departments: Election, Estoppel, Contract, Release'' (Cambridge, 1917) * ''The Roots and Causes of the Wars (1914-1918)'' (2 vols., New York, 1925) * Two series of brochures: ** ''The Kingdom Papers'', nos. 1-19 (Ottawa, 1911-4) ** ''The Independence Papers'' (Ottawa, 2 vols., 1925–30).

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John S. Ewart
Quebec History {{DEFAULTSORT:Ewart, J. S. 1849 births 1933 deaths Canadian lawyers Canadian male non-fiction writers Canadian King's Counsel People from Old Toronto Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) Writers from Toronto York University alumni