James William Nowlan (November 4, 1818 – March 26, 1900) was a political figure in

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, Canada. He represented King's County in the

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from 1873 to 1874 as a

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member. He was born in King's County, the son of James Nowlan, an

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immigrant, and the former Miss Crawford. Nowlan was married at least three times, to Miriam Hayward, then Leah Gillis and later to Abigail Hayward, his first wife's sister. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly but was elected in an 1873 by-election held after George Otty was named to the bench. He died March 26, 1900.

References

''The Canadian parliamentary companion'', HJ Morgan (1874)
1818 births 1900 deaths New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub