# Daniel Mowat

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Daniel Mowat Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories In office 1891–1898 Preceded by John Secord Succeeded by James Hawkes Constituency South Regina Mayor of Regina In office 1886–1887 Preceded by David Lynch Scott Succeeded by W. Cayley Hamilton Personal details Born (1848-05-09)May 9, 1848 Died September 19, 1923(1923-09-19) (aged 75) Occupation Rancher

**Daniel Alexander Mowat** (May 9, 1848 – September 19, 1923 ) was a merchant and political figure in [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan) (then the [Northwest Territories](/source/Northwest_Territories)), Canada. He represented [South Regina](/source/South_Regina_(N.W.T._electoral_district)) in the [Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_the_Northwest_Territories) from 1891 to 1898 as a Conservative.[1]

He was born in [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), [Canada West](/source/Canada_West), the son of Alex Mowat, of [Scottish](/source/Scotland) descent. In 1871, he married Amelia M. Hoy. Mowat was a member of the Ottawa public school board. He came to the [Northwest Territories](/source/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](/source/Avonlea%2C_Saskatchewan).[3]

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

He moved to British Columbia and so retired from territorial politics in the 1890s. He died in Burnaby, British Columbia, and was buried in Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gemmill_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gemmill_1-1) Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1897). [*The Canadian Parliamentary Companion*](https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.32962/422). Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. p. 405. Retrieved 2009-08-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-simmons_2-0)** Simmons, Dale (2000). [*Regina, the street where you live : the origins of Regina street names*](https://web.archive.org/web/20110615064158/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=8539). p. 76. Archived from [the original](http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=8539) on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2009-08-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Avonlea's Prairie Pioneers"](http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=&ex=00000197&sl=3495&pos=1). Avonlea and District Museum - Heritage House. Retrieved 2009-08-23.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Connors, Richard; Law, John M (2005). [*Forging Alberta's constitutional framework*](https://archive.org/details/forgingalbertasc00conn). University of Alberta. p. [114](https://archive.org/details/forgingalbertasc00conn/page/114). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-88864-458-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-88864-458-2). Retrieved 2009-08-23.

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