William Owens (Canadian politician)
- William Owens (Canadian politician)
Infobox Officeholder
honorific-prefix = Hon.
name = William Owens
honorific-suffix =
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birth_date = May 15, 1840
birth_place = Stonefield, Canada East
death_date = death date and age|1917|6|8|1840|5|15
death_place = Westmount, Quebec
nationality =
party = Conservative
office = Senator for Inkerman, Quebec
term_start = January 2, 1896
term_end = June 8, 1917
appointed = Mackenzie Bowell
predecessor = John Joseph Caldwell Abbott
successor = Richard Smeaton White
office2 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Argenteuil
party2 = Party2
term_start2 = 1881
term_end2 = 1892
predecessor2 = Robert Greenshields Meikle
successor2 = William John Simpson
spouse =
relations =
children =
residence =
alma_mater =
occupation = Merchant
profession =
religion =
website =
footnotes =
William Owens (May 15, 1840 – June 8, 1917) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Stonefield, County of Argenteuil, Canada East, the son of Owen Owens and Charlotte Lindley, Owens was a Lieutenant in the Active Militia. He was also Mayor, Councillor and Postmaster of the Township of Chatham. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1881 Quebec general election as the Conservative candidate in the riding of Argenteuil. He was acclaimed in 1886 and re-elected in 1890. He resigned in 1891. He was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Mackenzie Bowell representing the senatorial division of Inkerman, Quebec on January 2, 1896. A Conservative, he served 21 years until his death in 1917.
References
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* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/o-p/OWENW.htm William Owens] at the Assemblée nationale du Québec fr
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