Mowat

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Family name

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::summary Family name ::

Mowat is a surname of Scottish origin, a Sept of Clan Sutherland. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Alex Mowat (1935–1995), Scottish paediatric hepatologist
  • Angus McGill Mowat (1892–1977), Canadian librarian, novelist, father of Farley Mowat
  • C. L. Mowat (1911–1970), British-born American historian
  • Claire Mowat (born 1933), Canadian writer of children's fiction, environmentalist
  • Farley Mowat (1921–2014), Canadian novelist, environmentalist, husband of Claire Mowat
  • Henry Mowat (1734–1798), Royal Navy officer
  • Jack Mowat (1908-1995), Scottish football referee
  • John Bower Mowat (1825–1900), Canadian Presbyterian minister, Queen's University professor
  • John McDonald Mowat (1872–1916), Canadian politician, lawyer, World War I officer
  • John Mowat (college administrator) (1791–1860), Scottish-born soldier; Canadian merchant, politician and educator
  • Oliver Mowat (1820–1903), Canadian politician, Premier of Ontario 1872–1896
  • Vicki Mowat, Canadian provincial politician in Saskatchewan

References

References

  1. (1862). "The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names.". J. Munsell.

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