John McGowan (November 5, 1845 – October 20, 1922) was an
Ontario businessman, farmer and political figure. He represented
Wellington North
Wellington North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario.
It was created by the British North America Act, 1867 which divided the County of Well ...
in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1874 to 1879 and
Wellington Centre in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
as a
Liberal-Conservative member from 1901 to 1904.
He was born in
Greenock
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,
Scotland in 1845 and came to
Canada West with his parents in 1857. He settled in
Peel Township
Peel or Peeling may refer to:
Places Australia
* Peel (Western Australia)
* Peel Island, Queensland
*Peel, New South Wales
* Peel River (New South Wales)
Canada
* Peel Parish, New Brunswick
* Peel, New Brunswick, an unincorporated community ...
(now part of
Mapleton Township) and served as reeve there. He also managed a
linseed oil mill in
Elora. He was elected to the Ontario legislature in an 1874 by-election and was reelected in 1875. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1900, and served for four years.
Electoral history
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1845 births
1922 deaths
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Immigrants to the Province of Canada
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Politicians from Greenock
People from Wellington County, Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario
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