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. In 1788, he married Ann Stainforth.[1] He immigrated to St. John's Island (later Prince Edward Island) in 1789 from London. He was first elected to the colony's assembly in 1790. For some time, he and Attorney General Joseph Aplin were the only practicing lawyers on the island. Magowan was deputy to Thomas Desbrisay, secretary and registrar, from 1795 to 1800. He was named acting attorney general in 1798 when Aplin was relieved of his duties and became attorney general in 1800, serving in that post until his death in Charlottetown in 1810. Magowan was reelected to the assembly in 1803 and 1806.[2]
peter, magowan, lawyer, peter, magowan, march, 1762, june, 1810, lawyer, political, figure, prince, edward, island, represented, kings, county, legislative, assembly, prince, edward, island, from, 1790, 1810, surname, also, appears, mcgowan, macgowan, peter, m. 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 His surname also appears as McGowan or Macgowan Peter MagowanMember of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Kings CountyIn office 1790 1810Personal detailsBorn 1762 03 22 March 22 1762Bridgnorth Shropshire UKDiedJune 19 1810 1810 06 19 aged 48 Charlottetown Prince Edward IslandOccupationLawyerBorn 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 In 1788 he married Ann Stainforth 1 He immigrated to St John s Island later Prince Edward Island in 1789 from London He was first elected to the colony s assembly in 1790 For some time he and Attorney General Joseph Aplin were the only practicing lawyers on the island Magowan was deputy to Thomas Desbrisay secretary and registrar from 1795 to 1800 He was named acting attorney general in 1798 when Aplin was relieved of his duties and became attorney general in 1800 serving in that post until his death in Charlottetown in 1810 Magowan was reelected to the assembly in 1803 and 1806 2 His grandson Alexander Henry Boswall MacGowan later served in the British Columbia assembly 3 References Edit a b Macgowan family fonds Archives Council of Prince Edward Island Retrieved 2011 09 02 a b Bumsted J M 1983 Peter Magowan Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Retrieved 2011 09 02 Gosnell R Edward 1906 A history British Columbia pp 655 7 Retrieved 2011 09 03 This article about a Prince Edward Island politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Magowan lawyer amp oldid 1134720424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
