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Sir Mackenzie Bowell (1823-1917)
Photos by contributor Colin Old - Posted January, 2012
Plaque Location
The County of Hastings
The City of Belleville
On the face of a cairn in a small parkette
on the southwest corner of St. Paul and Pinnacle streets
Coordinates: N 44 09.480 W 77 22.803 |
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Plaque Text
Born in England, this printer and publisher represented North Hastings in Parliament from 1867 to 1892, and thereafter held a seat in the Senate until 1917. He served in the cabinets of Macdonald, Abbott, and Thompson, and became Prime Minister in 1894. Past Grand Master of the Orange Lodge in British North America, he nevertheless proposed to the House of Commons in 1896, remedial action that would settle the Manitoba Schools Question. In that same year, division within his cabinet and disenchantment with his leadership forced his resignation. He died in Belleville.
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Sir Mackenzie Bowell, K.C.M.G. 1823-1917
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> Posted August 16, 2016
Hi. I was looking for actual pictures of the home Sir Mackenzie Bowell lived in in Bellville Ont. Thanks for your time.
> Posted January 7, 2012
It's good to see the federal plaque replaced. Prior to that, the cairn had been chipped away to remove it, a scar now healed. I wonder if the previous plaque was the handsome old fashioned type, with gilded frame. It would be a shame to see that melted down. They're treasures in themselves. This new one adds "and Parks Canada" to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board name, at bottom. Bowell is buried in Belleville Cemetery, marked by another HSMB plaque, part of a nationwide commemoration program for the grave sites of prime ministers.
-Wayne
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