Mackenzie Bowell
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The Honourable Sir Mackenzie Bowell KCMG PC |
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| 5th Prime Minister of Canada | |
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In office December 21, 1894 – April 27, 1896 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor-General | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Preceded by | John Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Charles Tupper |
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| Born |
December 27, 1823 Rickinghall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom |
| Died |
December 10, 1917 (aged 93) Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Resting place | Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Bowell (m. 1847; her death 1884) |
| Children | 9 |
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| Allegiance |
 Province of Canada Canada
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| Service/branch |
Canadian militia (1861–1867) Canadian Army (1867-1872) |
| Years of service | 1861–1872 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | 49th Hastings Battalion |
| Commands | Canada–US border |
Sir Mackenzie Bowell KCMG PC (/ˈboʊ.əl/; December 27, 1823 – December 10, 1917) was an English-born Canadian politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Canada, from December 21, 1894, to April 27, 1896.
Bowell was born in Rickinghall, England, to John Bowell and Elizabeth Marshall. In 1832 his family emigrated to Belleville, Upper Canada, where he apprenticed with the printer at the town newspaper, The Belleville Intelligencer. He became a successful printer and editor with that newspaper, and later its owner. He was a Freemason but also an Orangeman, becoming Grandmaster of the Orange Order of British North America, 1870–1878. In 1847 he married Harriet Moore (May 11, 1828 – April 2, 1884), with whom he had five sons and four daughters.
Bowell was first elected to the House of Commons in 1867 as a Conservative for the riding of North Hastings, Ontario. He held his seat for the Conservatives when they lost the election of January 1874, in the wake of the Pacific Scandal. Later that year he was instrumental in having Louis Riel expelled from the House. In 1878, with the Conservatives again governing, he joined the cabinet as Minister of Customs. In 1892 he became Minister of Militia and Defence. A competent, hardworking administrator, Bowell remained in Cabinet as Minister of Trade and Commerce, a newly made portfolio, after he became a Senator that same year. His visit to Australia in 1893 led to the first conference of British colonies and territories, held in Ottawa in 1894. He became Leader of the Government in the Senate on October 31, 1893.
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