John McGowan (November 5, 1845 – October 20, 1922) was an Ontario businessman, farmer and political figure. He represented Wellington North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1874 to 1879 and Wellington Centre in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1901 to 1904.
John McGowan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Wellington Centre | |
| In office 1900–1904 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Semple |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1871–1879 | |
| Preceded by | Robert McKim |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Wellington North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1845 Greenock, Scotland |
| Died | October 20, 1922 (aged 76) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Farmer |
He was born in Greenock, Scotland in 1845 and came to Canada West with his parents in 1857. He settled in Peel Township (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.[1]
Electoral history edit
| Ontario provincial by-election, February 1874: Wellington North Resignation of Robert McKim | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John McGowan | 1,627 | 50.94 | +14.47 | ||||
| Independent | Mr. O'Callaghan | 1,567 | 49.06 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,194 | 100.0 | +32.53 | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.47 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[2]: 396 | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Wellington West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | John McGowan | 1,553 | 51.63 | |||||
| Liberal | Robert McKim | 1,455 | 48.37 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,008 | 73.82 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 4,075 | |||||||
| Election voided | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, October 1875: Wellington West Previous election voided | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | John McGowan | 1,238 | 50.57 | |||||
| Liberal | Robert McKim | 1,210 | 49.43 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,448 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[2]: 403 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Pioneer - McGOWAN, Duncan". Roots Web. 2003. Archived from the original on 29 July 2003.
- ^ a b Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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