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William Owens

William Owens (Canadian politician)

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John Joseph Caldwell Abbott

Died
  
June 8, 1917(1917-06-08) (aged 77)Westmount, Quebec

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William Owens (May 15, 1840 – June 8, 1917) was a Canadian politician.

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Born in Stonefield, County of Argenteuil, Canada East, the son of Owen Owens and Charlotte Lindley, Owens was a Lieutenant in the Active Militia. He was also Mayor, Councillor and Postmaster of the Township of Chatham. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1881 Quebec general election as the Conservative candidate in the riding of Argenteuil. He was acclaimed in 1886 and re-elected in 1890. He resigned in 1891. He was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Mackenzie Bowell representing the senatorial division of Inkerman, Quebec on January 2, 1896. A Conservative, he served 21 years until his death in 1917.

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