John Oates Bower
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Preceded byFrederick Thomas Armstrong
Succeeded byRiding redistributed into South Shore and South Western Nova ridings.
Born14 October 1901
Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died16 January 1981 (aged 79)
Sandy Point, Nova Scotia, Canada[1]
John Oates Bower | |
|---|---|
 Official 1966 portrait | |
| 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 | 14 October 1901 Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 16 January 1981 (aged 79) Sandy Point, Nova Scotia, Canada[1] |
| Party | Progressive Conservative Party |
| Occupation | businessman executive |
John Oates Bower (14 October 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 House of Commons of Canada 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]
