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from 1918 to 1922 as a

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. The second son of

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and Elizabeth Gale, he was born on

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and was educated in Kingston. In 1881, he married Rachel Ann Howard. He served as Warden of

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in 1903. Fowler was first elected to the Ontario assembly in a 1918 by-election held following the death of

Thomas George Carscallen Thomas George Carscallen (April 9, 1842 – March 15, 1917) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Lennox in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1902 to 1917 as a Conservative member. He was born in North Fredericksburgh Tow ...

. He died in office in

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in 1922 at the age of 76.

References

1845 births 1922 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs {{Ontario-MPP-stub