SIR OLIVER MOWATT.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11581, 12 May 1903, Page 5

SIR OLIVER MOWATT.

Kews by the 15an Francisco mail, which arrived at Auckland yesterday, gives some intervetiiu; particulars of the late Sir Oliver Movvntt, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, who died at Ontario on April 19th. Sir Oliver, who was 85 years of age , , iiad been in feeble health for some time,, but on accidfut in which he broke his leg oa tbc previous Sun Jay night, hastened the end. Sir Oliver was Premier of. Ontario from 1872 to 1896—-twenty-four .years, time earning the distinction of having had the longest continuous term of office as Premier tver accorded to any man by the people of ony province or colony in tho British Empire. In 1896 he resigned to become •Minister of Justice in the Dominion Cabinet, and in 1897 he was appointed Lieu-Uunt-Governor of Ontario. He was one of the fathers of Confederation at the timo of Sir Oliver's retirement from Sir W. 'Lnurier'e Cabinet, which marked his practical retirement from active politics. He ■vras regarded as the most experienced politician in Canada. He had held most of the important positions within the gift of the Government, controlling mid dictating the policy of Canada for over a quarter of a century. He had been in turn Alderman of Toronto, member of Parliament, Premier, Judge of the Court of Chancery, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice. His home had always been in Ontario.