| John McDonald Mowat | |||||
| Birth Name: | John McDonald Mowat | ||||
| Birth Date: | February 17, 1872 | ||||
| Birth Place: | Kingston, Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Death Place: | Vimy, France, World War I | ||||
| Resting Place: | Kingston, Ontario | ||||
| Occupation: | Lawyer, soldier | ||||
| Language: | English | ||||
| Nationality: | Canadian | ||||
| Alma Mater: | Queen's University | ||||
| Relatives: | John Mowat, John Bower Mowat, Angus McGill Mowat, Farley Mowat, Sir Oliver Mowat | ||||
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John McDonald Mowat (February 17, 1872 - October 7, 1916) was a lawyer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Kingston from 1906 to 1907.[1]
Known as Major John, the son of John Bower Mowat and Emma McDonald,[1] he was called to the Ontario bar in 1898. Mowat practised law in Kingston and later in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] He ran unsuccessfully for the Kingston seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1911, losing to William Folger Nickle.[3] He went overseas as a Major with a Vancouver regiment during World War I and was killed in action at the age of 44.[1]
His nephew Angus McGill Mowat also served in World War I, and his great-nephew is Canadian author Farley Mowat.
His name is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial.[4]