- John George Bowes
John George Bowes (ca 1812–
May 20 1864 ) was a businessman and political figure inCanada East .He was born in
Clones ,County Monaghan ,Republic of Ireland around 1812 and came toUpper Canada in 1833. He worked for his brother-in-law in York (laterToronto ), then opened a dry goods business with another brother-in-law in 1838. He was president of theToronto and Guelph Railway and also served on the board of directors of several other companies. In 1850, he was elected to city council and he was elected mayor in 1851 to 1853. During his term as mayor, Bowes was involved in a scandal related to profit made on stock for theToronto, Simcoe & Lake Huron Union Railroad (later the Northern Railway) that also involvedFrancis Hincks . Although he was cleared of any charges, Bowes was forced to pay the profit that he had made to the city. In 1854, he was elected to theLegislative Assembly of the Province of Canada representing Toronto. He was elected to city council again in 1856 and served as mayor from 1861 to 1863. He died in Toronto in 1864.External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=4315 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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