Charles Lewis Owen

Charles Lewis Owen (July 15, 1852 – September 20, 1926) was an American-born manufacturer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Northumberland East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1907 to 1911 as a Conservative.^[1]

He was born in Oriskany, New York, the son of Welsh immigrants. In 1875, Owen married Mary Eliza Bain. Owen had been a manufacturer of woollens.^[2] He served as reeve and county warden, and was mayor of Campbellford in 1912. Owen also served as chairman of the board of education^[3] and president of the public library board. Owen was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1907 by-election held following the death of Edward Cochrane. He was reelected in 1908.^[2] Owen died in Campbellford at the age of 74.^[4]

References

1. ^ Charles Lewis Owen - Parliament of Canada biography
2. ^ ^{a b} Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1910, EJ Chambers
3. ^ "Citizen of the Decade". Campbellford/Seymour Community Foundation. 2006. http://www.cscf.ca/Final_Citizen_of_Decade_Booklet.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
4. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada. 

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Name	Owen, Charles L
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Date of birth	July 15, 1852
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Date of death	September 20, 1926
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