John Stuart Mowat [SEP] date of death
John Stuart Mowat
John Stuart Mowat (30 January 1923 – 31 October 2001), was a Scottish Sheriff and Liberal Party politician.
Background.
He was the son of George Mowat and Annie Barlow. He was educated at Glasgow High School, Belmont House School, Merchiston Castle School and Glasgow University where he received a Master of Arts. In 1956 he married Anne Cameron Renfrew. They had two sons and two daughters.
Early career.
From 1941-46 he served in the Royal Air Force Transport
has been claimed as 10 Aug 1874, however the date of 16 Sep 1866 is evidenced by his official birth record. He was educated to elementary level at Bourke, where his family moved after his father's alleged death when Stuart-Robertson was 4 years old. Despite the rumour that Robert senior had died during the 1870s in Queensland, Robert senior died on 3 July 1899 at George Street Asylum, Parramatta, New South Wales.
Stuart-Robertson undertook a number of unsuccessful retail businesses in Bourke and Cobar. During