Gordon S. Cowan

Gordon Stewart Cowan (May 19, 1911 – June 11, 1988) was a Canadian politician and judge. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Born in 1911 at St. John's, Newfoundland, Cowan was educated at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Dalhousie University, Exeter College, Oxford, and was a Rhodes Scholar, Newfoundland. He was defeated by Progressive Conservative Donald MacKeen Smith when he ran for re-election in 1960. In November 1962, Cowan was a candidate for the leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, but lost by 11 votes to Earl Urquhart. Cowan tried to regain the Halifax Centre seat in the 1963 election, but Smith defeated him by 1603 votes. On August 1, 1966, Cowan was appointed a judge of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Cowan died at Halifax on June 11, 1988.