David Owen (Wisconsin politician)
David Owen (May 13, 1828 – January 28, 1893) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
[edit]Owen was born on May 13, 1828, in Merionethshire, Wales.[1][2] He settled in what is now Caledonia, Columbia County, Wisconsin, in September 1846.[1] On December 25, 1850, Owen married Jane Roberts.[1] 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.[1][3]
Career
[edit]Owen was a member of the assembly in 1877.[1] Other positions he held include town supervisor, town assessor and town treasurer of Caledonia.[4] He was a Republican.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "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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[edit]Categories:
- 1828 births
- 1893 deaths
- People from Merionethshire
- Welsh emigrants to the United States
- 19th-century Methodists
- People from Columbia County, Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- City and town treasurers in the United States
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century Wisconsin politicians