William D. Owen

U.S. Congressperson

1846 – 1906

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Who was William D. Owen?

William Dale Owen was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.

Born in Bloomington, Indiana, Owen attended Indiana University at Bloomington in 1865 and entered upon the study of law. He relinquished law for the ministry, and became pastor of the Logansport Christian Church until 1878.

Owen was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.

Owen was elected Secretary of State of Indiana and served from January 16, 1895, to January 15, 1899. He engaged in real estate speculation and invested in rubber plantations in Mexico. He traveled to Europe in 1906, where he died.

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Born
Sep 6, 1846
United States of America
Also known as
  • William Owen
Died
1906

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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