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William Pearce Howland
Sir William Pearce Howland | |
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| 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
| In office 15 July 1868 – 11 November 1873 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governors General | The Viscount Monck The Lord Lisgar The Earl of Dufferin |
| Premier | John Sandfield Macdonald Edward Blake Oliver Mowat |
| Preceded by | Henry William Stisted |
| Succeeded by | John Willoughby Crawford |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for York West | |
| In office 20 September 1867 – 15 July 1868 | |
| Succeeded by | Amos Wright |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for West York | |
| In office 1857–1867 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1811 Pawling, New York, US |
| Died | 1 January 1907 (aged 95) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Resting place | St. James Cemetery, Toronto |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal-Conservative |
| Children | William Holmes Howland Oliver Aiken Howland |
| Cabinet | Minister of Inland Revenue (1867–1868) |
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Sir William Pearce Howland, KCMG, CB, PC (29 May 1811 – 1 January 1907) served as the second Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, from 1868 to 1873. He was one of the Fathers of Confederation.
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