Ned McGowan (lawyer)
American lawyer (1813–1893) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward McGowan (March 12, 1813 – December 8, 1893) was an American lawyer, Pennsylvania assemblyman, Judge of the California Court of Quarter Sessions, poet, Fraser Canyon gold seeker, adventurer, assistant sergeant-at-arms in the United States Congress, newspaper publisher and bon vivant instigator of the eponymous McGowan's War in colonial British Columbia.
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Ned McGowan | |
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Born | March 12, 1813 (1813-03-12) |
Died | December 8, 1893(1893-12-08) (aged 80) |
Burial place | Holy Cross Cemetery, San Francisco |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician, newspaper publisher, prospector |
Known for | McGowan's War |
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