John Oates Bower

John Oates Bower
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
In office
1965  1968
Preceded by Frederick Thomas Armstrong
Succeeded by Riding redistributed into South Shore and South Western Nova ridings.
Personal details
Born October 14, 1901
Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died January 16, 1981(1981-01-16) (aged 79)
Sandy Point, Nova Scotia, Canada[1]
Nationality Canadian
Political party Progressive Conservative Party
Occupation businessman
executive
Website

John Oates Bower (October 14, 1901 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada 16 January 1981 in Sandy Point, Nova Scotia)[2] was a Canadian politician, businessman and executive. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1965 as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party to represent the riding of Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare. He was previously defeated in the 1963 election.

Bower worked as a geologist for Mobil-affiliated companies Columbian Petroleum and Colsag. He retired from that business in 1969, the year after he left federal politics due to poor health.[2]

References

  1. "John Oates Bower". Bower Community. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  2. 1 2 "John Oates Bower (obituary)". The Globe and Mail. 19 January 1981. p. 34. Indicated death occurred on Friday (therefore 16 January).


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