John Oliver Mowat (May 12, 1791 – February 4, 1860) was a Scottish-born soldier, merchant, politician and educator.
[1] Known as Sargent John, the son of Oliver Mowat and Janet Bower, he was born in Mey, and joined the British Army at the age of 16.
Mowat was elected a councillor for the township in 1836 and also served as a justice of the peace and as a member of the local board of health.
[1] His son Sir Oliver Mowat later served as premier of Ontario.
His son John Bower Mowat served on the faculty for Queen's.