Peter Magowan (March 22, 1762 – June 19, 1810)[1] was a lawyer and political figure in Prince Edward Island.
He represented Kings County in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1790 to 1810.
Born in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, (the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online states that he may have been a native of Ireland)[2] Magowan was educated in England and was admitted to practice as an attorney of the King's Bench in 1782.
For some time, he and Attorney General Joseph Aplin were the only practicing lawyers on the island.
[2] His grandson Alexander Henry Boswall MacGowan later served in the British Columbia assembly.