Warren James Mowat, c. 1965

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Creator

Colorama Photos, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

A black and white photograph of Warren James Mowat.

Notes

Warren James Mowat (1914-2008) was born at Whitby on September 10, 1914, and since 1945, operated an insurance business in Whitby. He was a member of the Whitby Fire Department from 1943-1974, was Chief from 1967-1969, and Deputy Chief from 1969-1974. He served on the Town Council from 1943-1945, was Deputy Reeve from 1960-61 and Mayor from 1964-1965. A new fire hall was built during his term as Mayor and he served on the Secondary School Board, Whitby Hospital Board, and St. John Ambulance. In 1946, he served on Whitby's first planning board. In his later years Mr. Mowat moved to Huntsville, Ontario. He died at Huntsville on March 20, 2008 and is buried in Groveside Cemetery, Brooklin.

Date of Original

1965

Dimensions

Width: 8 in
Height: 10 in

Subject(s)

Fire fighters
Fire stations
Insurance
Mayors
Municipal government

Personal Name(s)

Warren James Mowat

Corporate Name(s)

Town of Whitby ; Whitby Fire Department

Local identifier

31-002-067

Collection

Whitby Online Historic Photographs

Geographic Coverage

Whitby

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.8787491892776 Longitude: -78.9419251376343

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