Edward William James Owens Explained

Edward William James Owens
Office:Ontario MPP
Predecessor1:James Walter Curry
Successor1:Riding abolished
Term1:1923–1926
Constituency1:Toronto Southeast - Seat B
Predecessor2:New riding
Successor2:John O'Neill
Term2:1914–1919
Constituency2:Toronto Southeast - Seat A
Successor3:Riding abolished
Term3:1911–1914
Constituency3:Toronto South
Birth Date:15 October 1860
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario
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]

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  1. Web site: The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs . John Castell Hopkins . 2006-03-13 . 2016-07-31.