Elias K. Owen

Elias K. Owen

Elias K. Owen was a United States Navy officer.

Born 21 November 1834, in Chicago, Owen entered the Navy in 1848. During the Civil War he served in the Mississippi Squadron, commanding "Louisville" and a division of Admiral David Porter's squadron.

Owen died 8 April 1877 at Kaskaskia, Ill. The destroyer "Owen" was named for him.

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