Mowat Sir Oliver 1820-1903 Born In Kingston Ontario Educated
there; called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1841, and practised in
Kingston and Toronto. In 1857-1864 represented South Ontario in the
Canada Assembly; in 1858 provincial secretary in the Brown-Dorion
ministry; postmaster-general in the Macdonald-Dorion administration,
1863-1864, and in the Tache coalition government, 1864. From 1864 to
1872 vice-chancellor of Ontario. In 1872 premier and attorney-general of
Ontario, and held office until 1896. In 1896 minister of justice in the
Dominion Cabinet, with leadership in the Senate; and in 1897
lieutenant-governor of Ontario, a position he held until his death.