- Thomas L. Owens
Thomas Leonard Owens (
December 21 ,1897 -June 7 ,1948 ) was a U.S. Representative fromIllinois .Born in
Chicago, Illinois , Owens attended the parochial schools,Northwestern University , andDe Paul University ,Chicago, Illinois .He was graduated fromLoyola University Law School,Chicago, Illinois , in 1926.He was admitted to the bar in 1927 and commenced practice inChicago, Illinois . During the First World War served in the Students' Army Training Corps atLoyola University in 1918.Owens was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress and served from
January 3 ,1947 , until his death inBethesda, Maryland ,June 7 ,1948 .He was interred in All Saints' Cemetery,Chicago, Illinois .References
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