Ottawa Mayor, Canadian Member of Parliament. He was born in France while his father was serving overseas with the 88th Regiment. His family came to Canada in 1820 settling at the Richmond Military Settlement outside present-day Ottawa. He studied law at Toronto and was called to the Bar in the spring of 1840. He moved to Bytown, as Ottawa was then known, in 1841 establishing a law practice there. In 1848 he was elected as the second Mayor of Bytown and in 1855 through 1857 served as the first Mayor of the newly formed City of Ottawa. In 1872 he was elected to the Parliament of Canada for one of the two seats in Ottawa. He ran again as an independent candidate in 1874 and during the campaign died after a short illness.
Ottawa Mayor, Canadian Member of Parliament. He was born in France while his father was serving overseas with the 88th Regiment. His family came to Canada in 1820 settling at the Richmond Military Settlement outside present-day Ottawa. He studied law at Toronto and was called to the Bar in the spring of 1840. He moved to Bytown, as Ottawa was then known, in 1841 establishing a law practice there. In 1848 he was elected as the second Mayor of Bytown and in 1855 through 1857 served as the first Mayor of the newly formed City of Ottawa. In 1872 he was elected to the Parliament of Canada for one of the two seats in Ottawa. He ran again as an independent candidate in 1874 and during the campaign died after a short illness.
Bio by: Bruce Gordon
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Sacred to
the memory of
John Bower Lewis
born 18th March 1817
died 24th January 1874.
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