John Lorn McDougall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: North Algona Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada
About John Lorn McDougall
- John Lorn McDougall (November 6, 1838 – January 15, 1909) was an Ontario businessman and political figure.
- He represented Renfrew South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1871 and in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal from 1869 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1878. He was born in Golden Lake, Ontario, Upper Canada in 1838, the son of John Lorn McDougall, Sr..
- He studied at the High School of Montreal and then at the University of Toronto.
- He entered his father's business in Renfrew, taking over the operation of the business in 1860, when his father died.
- He served several terms as reeve of Renfrew and also was warden for Renfrew County.
- His lumber business failed in 1878 and, shortly afterwards, he was named to the post of Auditor General of Canada.
- The Public Accounts Audit Act of 1878 established an auditor general who was independent of government financial operations and had some degree of independence from the party in power.
- His attention to detail, efforts to tighten controls on government spending and persistence ruffled some feathers, but ultimately helped establish the importance of this role.
- Unfortunately, because his office relied on information provided by government departments, some instances of fraud went undetected.
- Despite resistance from government departments, he helped improve financial control by parliament and established annual reports on government spending.
- He resigned in 1905 and opened a private company that performed audits for companies and municipalities.
- He died in Ottawa in 1909 after suffering a series of strokes. He was appointed CMG in the 1897 Diamond Jubilee Honours.
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| Date of birth/death | 13 February 1845 | 16 November 1930 | |
| Location of birth/death | Montreal | Vancouver | |
| Work location | Ottawa, Ontario | ||
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