Ned McGowan | |
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| Born | March 12, 1813 |
| Died | December 8, 1893 (aged 80) |
| Burial place | Holy Cross Cemetery, San Francisco |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician, newspaper publisher, prospector |
| Known for | McGowan's War |
Edward McGowan (March 12, 1813 – December 8, 1893) was an American lawyer, Pennsylvania assemblyman, Judge of the California Court of Quarter Sessions, poet, Fraser Canyon gold seeker, adventurer, assistant sergeant-at-arms in the United States Congress, newspaper publisher and bon vivant instigator of the eponymous McGowan's War in colonial British Columbia.