James Lawrence Owens

James Lawrence Owens (December 30, 1899 – September 27, 1960) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 until his death in 1960 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in government.

James Lawrence Owens
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 29, 1955 – September 28, 1960
Preceded byHoward Hammell
Succeeded byRobert Clark
ConstituencyDidsbury
Personal details
BornDecember 30, 1899
Nebraska, U.S.[1]
DiedSeptember 27, 1960(1960-09-27) (aged 60)
Calgary, Alberta
Political partySocial Credit
Occupationpolitician

Political career

Owens first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1955 general election as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Didsbury. He defeated Coalition candidate Ben Brown by a few hundred votes.[2]

In the 1959 general election, Owens defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Douglas Munn and a Liberal candidate.[3]

Owens died of a heart attack on September 28, 1960 while still in office.[4]

References
  2. "Didsbury Official Results 1955 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  3. "Didsbury Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  4. "Illness Proves Fatal to Mrs. Gladys Robinson". Vol LIII No 262. The Lethbridge Herald. October 21, 1960. p. 1.
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