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Doug Mowat
Douglas Lyle Mowat (May 16, 1929 – August 11, 1992) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1983 to 1991, representing the riding of Vancouver-Little Mountain.〔()〕 A quadriplegic following an accident playing rugby at age 17, Mowat was the first wheelchair user elected to a legislature in Canada.〔("More than a quarter of MLAs new" ). ''Vancouver Province'', May 14, 2009.〕 A founding member of the BC Paraplegic Association,〔 he was the organization's executive director from 1962 until his death. He first entered elected politics as a Vancouver Parks Board commissioner, and subsequently was elected to the legislature in 1983. He was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1982 in honour of his work on behalf of people with disabilities.〔 He died in August 1992.〔(Doug Mowat: Tribute to a Life of Service ). Disability Foundation.〕 ==References==
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