James Lawrence Owens
| James Lawrence Owens | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office June 29, 1955 – September 28, 1960 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Hammell |
| Succeeded by | Robert Clark |
| Constituency | Didsbury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 30, 1899 Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 1960 (aged 60) Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Occupation | politician |
James Lawrence Owens (December 30, 1899 – September 27, 1960) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 until his death in 1960 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Owens ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1955 Alberta general election as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Didsbury. He defeated Coalition candidate Ben Brown by a few hundred votes in a hotly contested two way race to win his first term in office.
Owens ran for a second term and was easily re-elected in the 1959 Alberta general election. He won a big plurality in the three way race over Douglas Munn a candidate under the Progressive Conservative banner and a Liberal candidate.
Owens died of a heart attack on September 28, 1960.
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