Cowan, George

COWAN, George, lawyer, politician (b 1858, Watford, ON; d 25 Sept 1935, Vancouver). After graduating from the Univ of Toronto and Osgoode Hall, he moved west in 1893 to VANCOUVER and established a law practice. While acting as city solicitor, he was also active in the CONSERVATIVE PARTY and served one term (1908–11) as Vancouver's MP in Ottawa. He wrote an anti-Asian pamphlet called The Chinese Question in Canada that helped raise the level of the infamous HEAD TAX. In 1899 he bought 4 sq km...

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