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Location: 900 Bay Street, Toronto
Emplacement : 900, rue Bay, Toronto
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 43.663084, -79.387296
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
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Sir Oliver Mowat

Born in Kingston, where he was trained as a lawyer, Oliver Mowat served as a Toronto alderman before his election to the legislature of the united Canadas as a Reformer in 1857. He joined the Great Coalition in 1864 and attended the Quebec Conference. From 1872 to 1896 he served as premier and attorney-general of Ontario, a period of office noted for the introduction of the ballot (1874), the extension of the franchise (1888), and determined fight for provincial rights. In 1896 Mowat was named to the Senate and became Minister of Justice in the Laurier cabinet, but he resigned the next year to become Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.

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Sir Oliver Mowat

Oliver Mowat naquit à Kingston où il étudia le droit. Il fut ensuite échevin de Toronto et, en 1857, député réformiste à l’Assemblée du Canada-Uni. Il participa à la Grande Coalition de 1864 et assista à la Conférence de Québec. De 1872 à 1896, il fut premier ministre et procureur général de l’Ontario. Pendant ce mandat, il introduisit le scrutin secret (1874), élargit le droit de vote (1888) et lutta sans arrêt pour l’autonomie provinciale. Nommé au Sénat en 1896, il devint ministre de la Justice dans le Cabinet Laurier, mais il demissionna l’année suivante pour devenir lieutenant-gouverneur de l’Ontario.