Mowat practised law in Kingston and later in Vancouver , British Columbia .
Known as Major John , the son of John Bower Mowat and Emma McDonald , he was called to the Ontario bar in 1898 .
John Bower Mowat practised law in Kingston and later in Vancouver , British Columbia .
Known as Major John , the son of John Bower Mowat and Emma McDonald , he was called to the Ontario bar in 1898 .