John Bower Lewis
Politician
1817 – 1874
Who was John Bower Lewis?
John Bower Lewis, QC was the second mayor of Bytown in 1848, the first mayor of Ottawa from 1855 to 1857, and a member of the 2nd Canadian Parliament from 1872 to 1873.
He was born in Paris, France in 1817 and came to Canada with his family in 1820. He studied law in Toronto, was admitted to the bar in 1839, and became a Queen's Counsel in 1867.
He was elected to the first council for Bytown in 1847 and became mayor in 1848. After Bytown was renamed to Ottawa in 1854, he became its first mayor. He was police commissioner for the city in 1863. In 1872, he was elected to the House of Commons in the two-member riding of Ottawa City, but resigned in 1873 due to the Pacific Scandal.
He died in Ottawa in 1874; he was the city solicitor and was also campaigning for reelection to the House of Commons at the time of his death.
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- Born
- Mar 18, 1817
Paris - Also known as
- Mayor John Bower Lewis
- Spouses
- Religion
- Anglican
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 24, 1874
Ottawa
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on July 23, 2013
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