Daniel Mowat

Daniel Mowatt (May 9, 1848 – October 22, 1923 ) was a merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented South Regina in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1891 to 1898 as a Conservative.^[1]

He was born in Ottawa, Canada West, the son of Alex Mowat, of Scottish descent. In 1871, he married Amelia M. Hoy. Mowat was a member of the Ottawa public school board. He came to the Northwest Territories in 1880^[1] and opened the first store in Regina in 1882. Mowat served on the Regina town council and was mayor from 1886 to 1887.^[2] With his brother Alex, also a partner in the Regina store, Mowat owned a large horse ranch near the current village of Avonlea.^[3]

While a member of the assembly, Mowat proposed that English be the sole language of instruction in schools in the Northwest Territories. A compromise was reached that allowed a course in French at the primary level.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Gemmill, John A (1897). The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897. p. 405. http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32944. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 
2. ^ Simmons, Dale (2000). Regina, the street where you live : the origins of Regina street names. p. 76. http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=8539. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 
3. ^ "Avonlea's Prairie Pioneers". Avonlea and District Museum - Heritage House. http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=&ex=00000197&sl=3495&pos=1. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 
4. ^ Connors, Richard; Law, John M (2005). Forging Alberta's constitutional framework. University of Alberta. p. 114. ISBN 0888644582. http://books.google.com/books?id=fH8e7dOAWPgC&pg=PA114. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 

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