William Claiborne Owens

For other persons named Bill Owens, see William Owens (disambiguation).
William Claiborne Owens
A man with black hair wearing a black jacket and tie and white shirt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1895  March 3, 1897
Preceded by William Campbell Preston Breckinridge
Succeeded by Evan E. Settle
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
1877–1887
Personal details
Born (1849-10-17)October 17, 1849
Scott County, Kentucky
Died November 18, 1925(1925-11-18) (aged 76)
Louisville, Kentucky
Resting place Georgetown Cemetery
Political party Democrat
Republican
Alma mater Columbia Law School
Profession Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch Kentucky volunteers
Rank Major
Unit Second Regiment
Battles/wars Spanish–American War

William Claiborne Owens (October 17, 1849 – November 18, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born near Georgetown, Kentucky, Owens attended the common schools, also Kentucky Wesleyan College, Millersburg, Kentucky, Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, and was graduated from Columbia Law School, New York City, in 1872. He was admitted to the bar in the same year and commenced practice in Georgetown, Kentucky. He served as prosecuting attorney for Scott County, Kentucky from 1874 to 1877, when he resigned. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1877–1887 and served as speaker in 1882 and 1883. He served as delegate to the 1892 Democratic National Convention.

Owens was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896. He became affiliated with the Republican Party in 1896. Major in the Second Regiment, Kentucky Volunteers, during the Spanish–American War in 1898. He moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1900 and resumed the practice of law. He died in Louisville, Kentucky, November 18, 1925. He was interred in Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky.

References

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Joseph C. S. Blackburn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 7th congressional district

1895–1897
Succeeded by
William C. Owens
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