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Douglas McGowan
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Douglas McGowan, MC (November 18, 1915 – October 25, 1989) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He represented 3rd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1959 to 1966 as a Progressive Conservative.[1]
McGowan was born in 1915 in Kilmuir, Prince Edward Island.[1] He married Elizabeth Margaret Watson in 1945.[1] McGowan attended Mount Allison University, and was a businessman by career.[1] He established McGowan Motors in Montague, Prince Edward Island.[1] McGowan was also a municipal councillor, serving as deputy mayor of Montague from 1951 to 1955.[1]
McGowan entered provincial politics in the 1959 election, when he defeated Liberal incumbent Keir Clark by 58 votes to become councillor for the electoral district of 3rd Kings.[2] He was re-elected in the 1962 election.[3] McGowan did not re-offer in the 1966 election.[1]
McGowan died in Montague on October 25, 1989.[1]
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