Saturday, 3 September 2016

1314 Thomas Owen




Constituency  : Launceston  1892-8

Thomas  took  over  from  Thomas  Dyke-Acland  at  Launceston.

Thomas  was  privately  educated. He  started  out  as  a  draper  but  later  became  a  partner  in  a  paper  firm. He  also  acquired  partnerships  in  several  newspapers.

Thomas  wished  to  prevent  justices  clerks  acting  as  solicitors  in  cases  which  might  come  before  their  court.

Thomas  was  killed  while  exploring  a  waterfall  in  1898 aged  58.

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