Edward William James Owens

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Edward William James Owens
Ontario MPP
In office
1923–1926
Preceded by James Walter Curry
Succeeded by Riding abolished
Constituency Toronto Southeast - Seat B
In office
1914–1919
Preceded by New riding
Succeeded by John O'Neill
Constituency Toronto Southeast - Seat A
In office
1911–1914
Succeeded by Riding abolished
Constituency Toronto South
Personal details
Born (1860-10-15)October 15, 1860
Dublin, Ireland
Died November 11, 1928(1928-11-11) (aged 68)
Toronto, Ontario
Political party Conservative

Edward William James Owens (October 15, 1860 – November 11, 1928) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1919 and from 1923 to 1926.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, Owens was educated in Dublin and Manchester. He became a student at-law in the London office of Cronyn and Greenlees, of London. After passing the bar, he moved to Toronto, where he joined the firm of Leys, Reid and Owens. He later practised for a number of years by himself and later formed the firm of Owens, Proudfoot, and Cooke (later called Owens and Goodman). He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1911. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1914. He did not run in 1919 but was elected again in 1923. He died in 1928.[1]

References

  1. ↑ John Castell Hopkins (2006-03-13). "The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs". Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-31.


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