David Owen (May 13, 1828 – January 28, 1893) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Owen was born on May 13, 1828, in Merionethshire, Wales. He settled in what is now Caledonia, Columbia County, Wisconsin, in September 1846. On December 25, 1850, Owen married Jane Roberts. Owen and his family were Calvinistic Methodists. His brother William was also a member of the assembly. He died of heart disease at his home in Portage in 1893.
Career
Owen was a member of the assembly in 1877. Other positions he held include town supervisor, town assessor and town treasurer of Caledonia. He was a Republican.
References
- ^ "Sudden Death. Hon. David Owen Expires Suddenly Early This Morning". Portage Daily Democrat. Portage, WI. January 28, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Consul Willshire Butterfield, ed. (1880). The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company. p. 1058.
- "Wisconsin Pioneers Dropping Off: Hon. David Owen". The Oshkosh Northwestern. Oshkosh, WI. January 31, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (16th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1877. p. 458.
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