William Owens (Canadian politician)

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

Hon. William Owens
Senator for Inkerman, Quebec
In office January 2, 1896 – June 8, 1917
Appointed by	Mackenzie Bowell
Preceded by	John Joseph Caldwell Abbott
Succeeded by	Richard Smeaton White
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Argenteuil
In office 1881–1892
Preceded by	Robert Greenshields Meikle
Succeeded by	William John Simpson
Personal details
Born	May 15, 1840 Stonefield, Canada East
Died	June 8, 1917(1917-06-08) (aged 77) Westmount, Quebec
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	Party2
Occupation	Merchant

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.

References

• William Owens – Parliament of Canada biography
• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.