John Bower Lewis - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Mar 18, 1817 Paris, Île de France, France Died on 24 Jan 1874 (aged 56)

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About John Bower Lewis

  • John Bower Lewis, (March 18, 1817 – January 24, 1874) 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 as a Conservative 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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