John Ewart (architect)
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'''John Ewart''' ([[January 31]] [[1788]] – [[September 18]] [[1856]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[architect]] and businessman.
He was born in [[Tranent]] [[Scotland]] in 1788. After completing his apprenticeship in building, he moved to [[London]] around 1811. In 1816, he emigrated to [[New York City]] and moved to York ([[Toronto]]) in [[Upper Canada]] a few years later. He built a hospital and then the town's first [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] church, St. Paul's. In 1818, he built the parliament building for Upper Canada at York. In 1824, he designed the courthouse and jail for the [[Home District, Upper Canada|Home District]] and, in 1827, the courthouse for the [[London District, Upper Canada|London District, Ontario]]. He was one of the overseers for the construction of the new parliament building after the original building burned in 1824. In 1829, he prepared the design for the original [[Osgoode Hall]]; some remodelling and additions occurred later. He continued to operate a building yard and was a director on the boards of several institutions in the city after 1830, although he had retired as an architect.
His daughter, Jane, was wife of Sir [[Oliver Mowat]] and his son, Thomas Ewart was married to [[Catherine Seaton Skirving]], a noted philanthropist.
He died in Toronto in 1856 of [[gangrene]], brought on by [[arteriosclerosis]].
==External links==
*[http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38027 Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'']
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