Bill Owens (Massachusetts politician)
William Owens (born July 6, 1937) is an American politician and businessman. He was the first Black state senator in the Massachusetts State Senate.[1][2]
Owens was born in Demopolis, Alabama and is an African-American. He went to the English High School of Boston. Owens also went to Boston University, Harvard University and University of Massachusetts Amherst. Owens was a private consultant and lived in Mattapan, Boston, Massachusetts. Owens served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, in 1973 and 1974, and was a Democrat. He then served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1975 to 1982 and from 1989 to 1992.[3][4]
Notes
- ^ "Fact Checking Kennedy And Markey On Their Black Lives Matter Claims". wbur.org. July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Charlotte Golar Richie adding endorsement of Bill Owens, Boston's first black state senator". Boston.com. August 29, 2013.
- ^ State Library of Massachusetts-Bill Owens papers (1989-1992)-biographical Sketch
- ^ 'Public Officials of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1991-1992,' Massachusetts General Court: 1991, Biographical Sketch of Bill Owens, pg. 70
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