Pat Nowlan
{{Short description|Canadian politician (1931–2020)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pat Nowlan
| birthname = John Patrick Nowlan
| image = Pat Nowlan.png
| caption = Official 1988 portrait
| birth_name = John Patrick Nowlan
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1931|11|10}}
| birth_place = Wolfville, Nova Scotia
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2020|04|25|1931|11|10}}
| death_place = California, United States
| spouse = Cynthia Cornish Nowlan
| residence =
| riding = Annapolis Valley—Hants
Annapolis Valley (1968-1979)
Digby—Annapolis—Kings (1965-1968)
| predecessor = Riding created
| successor = John Murphy
| term_start = November 8, 1965
| term_end = October 25, 1993
| profession = Lawyer
| party = Progressive Conservative
| footnotes =
| website =
}}
John Patrick Nowlan (10 November 1931 – 25 April 2020) was a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia. Nowlan served as a Progressive Conservative backbench Member of Parliament for the riding of Annapolis Valley—Hants from 1965 to 1993.
Early life
Born in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Nowlan was the son of Diefenbaker-era Minister of Finance George Nowlan. Nowlan attended Acadia University in his hometown, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1952.[https://175.acadiau.ca/clara-nowlan-jefferson-48.html Clara Nowlan Jefferson ('48)] Acadia University He then attended Dalhousie Law School, graduating in 1955.[https://www.martindale.com/attorney/j-patrick-nowlan-1312097/ J. Patrick Nowlan Profile] Martindale
Political career
Nowlan was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 1965 serving the riding of Annapolis Valley.
In 1966, when the Conservatives opposed the Liberal government's legislation to end a national railway strike, Nowlan broke with the party to vote in favour of the legislation.{{cite news|periodical=Globe & Mail|location=Toronto|date=1966-09-01|pages=1–2|title=Nowlan breaks with party, backs Liberals on rail bill}}
Nowlan was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1976 Progressive Conservative leadership convention, running as a right-wing candidate.
In November 1990, Nowlan resigned from the Tory caucus, citing his opposition to the Mulroney government's failed Meech Lake Accord and several other issues.[https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1991/1/7/seeking-attention Seeking Attention] Macleans Nowlan sat as an "Independent Progressive Conservative" until the 1993 federal election.
Nowlan ran as an independent in the 1993 election, finishing in third place behind the Liberal and Progressive Conservative candidates and receiving 19.40% of the vote.{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/fedelect97/archive/931026108.html|title=Atlantic region hands Liberals near-clean sweep|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=26 October 1993|access-date=2021-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011121074131/http://www.herald.ns.ca/fedelect97/archive/931026108.html|archive-date=21 November 2001}}
Death
Nowlan died on 25 April 2020, aged 88.{{cite web| url = https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/obituaries/john-p-pat-nowlan-38641/| title = John P. "Pat" Nowlan {{!}} Obituaries {{!}} SaltWire}}
Personal life
Pat was married to Cynthia Nowlan, an entrepreneur who started a store in Ottawa called "The Pepper Pot". The couple had four children and six grandchildren.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=16992}}
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Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia
Category:Independent MPs in the Canadian House of Commons
Category:Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
Category:Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates
Category:20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada