Rev. Andrew McKenzie Rowat

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• Occupation: 1879, Winchester, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada; controversy

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The Winchester Tragedy - Rev. Mr Rowat and the "Daily News"
The following letter appeared in the GLOBE of Saturday:
"To the Editor of the Globe)
"Sir,
I regret very much that a false impression has been made upon the public mind in some sections in regard to the confession made to me by Clark Brown, the young man who, on the evening of 2nd inst., murdered his father and sister. lIn some of the reports of the terrible tragedy I am represented as having held out to Clark Brown forgiveness from man on condition of his confessing his sin. For example, THE DAILY NEWS (Kingston) has the following in regard to the matter: "Yesterday morning he was visited by the Rev Mr Rowat, Presbyterian minister, who induced him to tell all he knew of the murder, holding out a promise of pardon if he did so. What right Mr Rowat had to hold out a prospect of forgiveness we are at a loss to know, etc.
"Now I emphatically deny having done any such thing, as both constables Ryke and Stalmyre, who were present at the time, will testify. As a minister of the Gospel I had nothing to do with the man's relation to an earthly tribunal. Every word I read and spoke to him, as well as every petition presented to a throne of grace for him, had reference to his relation to a higher tribunal. I cannot understand how an editor with a grain of common sense in him could for one moment think that a minister of the Gospel could be so utterly devoid of every principle of morality as to be guilty of such an action as that attributed to me by the editor of the DAILY NEWS.
Yours truly,
"A. Rowat

West Winchester, Sep 10 1879
"I hope that the DAILY NEWS and all other papers that have helped to give publicity to false statements in regard to the matter, derogatory to my reputation, will immediately correct these by copying the above. A.R.
We cheerfully give Mr Rowat's letter all the prominence he desires. The remarks in the NEWS were based upon the following words contained in the telegraphic despatch announcing Brown's acknowledgment of having committed the crime:
"The Rev. A. Rowat, Presbyterian minister, visited him this morning at six o'clock, and requested him if he had done wrong to confess it openly, holding out the inducement of forgiveness being granted. ?i?Only on that condition?/i?, he made an open confession before the two constables and the Rev. Mr Rowat.
While reading the comments of the NEWS on the case, Mr Rowat could not by any possibility have failed to read the sentence which followed the estract which is contained in his letter to the GLOBE. It was as follows:
"It is possible, however, that the reverend gentleman's promises referred to a court beyond earthly jurisdiction. The probabilities are that had the confession not been exacted in this way, it would have been impossible to bring home the crime to the murdered man's son, as it is not unreasonable to suppose that he would have persisted in declaring his innocence, in which case it would have been a difficult matter to convict him without some positive evidence against him.

When Mr Rowat considers the phraseology of the despatch from which the above extract is taken, he will scarcely wonder that the NEWS comments on the forgiveness question appeared. Our only surprixe is, that he in writing to the GLOBE should deliberately ignore our qualifying remarks in regard to his offer of forgiveness.

The Kingston Daily News
Kingston, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
15 Sep 1879, Mon ? Page 2

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Rev. Andrew Rowat was the son of John Rowat and Margaret Drysdale. He was a minister at Elgin and Athelstan from 1884 to 1909. He married Elizabeth Margaret McKenzie on May 6, 1868 in Athelstan, Quebec. They became the parents of Martha Ann, John Drysdale, Thomas Alexander, Donald McKenzie, Margaret Agnes, Christina Cameron, Mary Ina and William Andrew. He died in 1918 in Lambert, Quebec at the age of 80.

Huntingdon Gleaner Extract;
05-02-1918 Rev. Andrew Rowat, died at St. Lambert PQ, age 79years. Funeral to take place on Saturday at 11 a.m., in the Athelstan Church.

Andrew married Elizabeth Margaret McKenzie on 6 May 1868 in Delaware Twp, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Rev. D. McKenzie and Christina Cameron) was born on 16 Nov 1839 in Zorro Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 May 1918 in St. Lambert, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Athelstan Presbyterian Cemetery, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Margaret Agnes Rowat was the dau of Rev. Andrew Rowat and Elizabeth Margaret McKenzie. She was born in Dundee and died in Montreal in 1951 aat the age of 79 years.

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09-09-1951 Margaret Agnes Rowat of St. Lambert Qu?bec,daughter of the late Rev. Andrew Rowat and Margaret McKenzie, died in Montreal Qu?bec, Interment in Athelstan Qu?bec.

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Donald McKenzie Rowat was the son of Rev. Andrew Rowat and Elizabeth Margaret McKenzie. He married Rhoda Isabella Pozner on Oct 23, 1897 in St George de Beauce, Quebec. They became the parents of John Pozer, Rhoda Isabel MKenzie and Ronald. Donald died in 1952 at the age of 78 years.

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10-23-1907 Donald M. Rowat, (notary), of Richmond PQ,married Rhoda Isabella Von Posner, second daughter of the late John A Posner,of St. George de Beauce, PQ. At the residence of the brides mother, by the Rev.A Rowat, Father of the bridegroom

Family/Spouse: Rhoda Isabella Pozer. Rhoda was born in 1885 in Quebec, Canada; died on 5 Jul 1937 in Westmount, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Athelstan Presbyterian Cemetery, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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06-28-1917 lieutenant Thomas Alexander Rowat, second son of Rev. Andrew Rowat, died at the battlefront, in France.
-Huntingdon QC Gleaner

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Lieutenant, 38th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment). Killed in action. Son of the Rev. A. Rowat and Margaret McKenzie Rowat, of 260 Notre Dame St., St. Lambert, Quebec. Native of Athelstan, Quebec. Age: 38.

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Martha Anne Rowat was the dau of Rev. Andrew Rowat anc Elizabeth Margaret McKenzie. She married Rev. Walter George Brown on 22 Nov. 1904 in Athelstan. They became the parents of five children: Helen M., Rhoda Christina, John, Jack and Jean Rowat. Martha was a well liked and respected wife of a very busy leader in the church. She died in Ottawa and was brought home to Athelstan to be buried in the Brown Plot.

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11-22-1904 Rev. Walter Grant Brown, of New Denver British Columbia, formerly of Elgin Township PQ, married Martha Rowat, daughter of Rev. Andrew Rowat. At the Manse, Athelstan PQ, by the Father of the bride, assisted by Rev. P H. Hutchinson.

Martha married Walter George Brown on 22 Nov 1904 in Athelstan, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada. Walter was born on 6 Sep 1875 in Elgin, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada; died in Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Athelstan Presbyterian Cemetery, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rhoda "Isabel" Mckenzie Rowat was the dau of Donald McKenzie Rowat and Rhoda Isabella Pozner. She married Lawrence Winston Billingsley on Apr 30, 1938 in Montreal. She died in 1993 in Ottawa, Ontario and was brought home to Athelstan to be buried. She was 84 yrs. old.

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04-30-1938 Isabel McKenzie Rowat, daughter of Mr. Donald McKenzie Rowat, and the late Mrs. Rowat, married Dr. Lawrence Winston Billingsley, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Winston Billingsley. At Melville Presbyterian Church in Montreal Qu?bec, by the Rev. W. O. Mulligan, D.D.assisted by the Rev. G. Oliver.

Family/Spouse: Lawrence Winston Billingsley. Lawrence was born in 1909 in Canada; died in 1989 in Canada; was buried in Athelstan Presbyterian Cemetery, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: C. A. Ronald Rowat
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C. A. Ronald Rowat was the son of Donald McKenzie Rowat and Rhoda Isabella Pozner. He was born in Quebec and Married Kathleen Anderson abt 1947 in Beauharnois, Quebec. The had a dau. born in 1937 in Saskatoon. He was a minister in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for years. He died, probably in Saskatoon, in 1976 and is buried here in Athelstan Cemetery at the age of 67 years.

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01-07-1937 To Rev. and Mrs. Ronald Rowat, (nee Anderson), at Saskatoon SK, a daughter.

Ronald married Kathleen Anderson about 1937 in Beauharness, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John Pozer Rowat was the son of Donald McKenzie Rowat and Rhoda Isabella Posner. He married first Nancy Patricia Lytle on Aug 8, 1936, and second Ruby Mary McCormack. He died in 1994 at the age of 83 years.

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08-08-1936 Nancy Patricia Lytle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Fred A Lytle of Lachine PQ, married John Poser Rowat, son to Mr. D. M. Rowat,N. P., and Mrs. Rowat, of Westmount PQ. At Glenness, Dewittville PQ, by Rev.J.B.Maclean, DD.

Family/Spouse: Ruby Mary McCormack. Ruby (daughter of Arthur Robert McCormack and Ethel Rhoda Lewis) was born in 1913 in Quebec, Canada; died in 1998 in Canada; was buried in Athelstan Presbyterian Cemetery, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Nancy Patricia Lytle on 8 Aug 1936. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Malcolm Douglas Rowat at the age of 75, on March 10, 2021 in London, England after a short but courageous battle with lung cancer.
A career Canadian diplomat with the World Bank, Malcolm was born in Montreal, the youngest child of the Hon. John Pozer Rowat and Ruby Mary McCormack. He attended College Marie de France where he became proficient in French, then Bishop's College School. His university education started at McGill University where he earned a BA (Hons.), followed by three years at Columbia University where he earned two Masters degrees, an MBA and MIA (International Affairs). He then began a thirty-year career in international finance with the World Bank in Washington D.C., where he travelled the world. While a senior economist at the Bank he earned a JD (Law) and an LLM (International Law) at Georgetown University. He was also very proud of his certificate in advanced music CAMS from King's College in London, and diploma in wine from WSET.
In his retirement, Malcolm continued to travel, as his interests and consulting took him to many countries. He was a true bon vivant, with interests in the arts, food and wine. He sang bass with the Washington Men's Camerata while working at the Bank, and later sang with the London Symphony Orchestra Chorus in London and the Choeur de L'Orchestre de Paris. He made annual visits to the Salzburg Festival and served on the Board of American Friends of the Salzburg Festival.
During his Bank days in Washington, Malcolm was an active member of the Metropolitan Club. In London, he joined the Garrick Club, where he will be missed at the Centre Table. As a member of the Burgundian society the Chevaliers du Tastevin, his contributions to the Garrick Wine committee were appreciated.
Malcolm was the author of a number of books on various academic subjects including Latin American Insolvency and Competition Policy. He also published a book 'The Origins and Roles of Instrumental Music in the Operas of Richard Strauss'.
An avid sportsman, Malcolm loved running and tennis. He ran 4-6 km daily and played tennis regularly. He will be deeply missed by his fellow members of Queen's Club London and the Tennis Club de Paris. He was also a fervent supporter of the Montreal Canadiens and saw them win 19 Stanley Cups.
He is survived by his siblings, David Rowat (Margaret), Barbara Rowat Flam (David), and Beverly Rowat (Linda Snell), and their families, who will miss their favourite Uncle Malcolm who was invariably home for Christmas every year, where his contribution of wines to the family dinners were legendary.