Person:Lemuel Owen (1)
Lemuel Cambridge Owen
b.1 Nov 1822 Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
d.20 Nov 1912
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m. 23 Dec 1821
  1. Lemuel Cambridge Owen1822 - 1912
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  • H.  Lemuel Cambridge Owen1822 - 1912
  • W.  Lois Welsh1825 - 1903
m. 9 Jul 1861
  1. William Edgar Wallace Owen1863 - 1941
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Name Lemuel Cambridge Owen
Gender Male
Other[1] 1 Nov 1821 AltBirth
Birth? 1 Nov 1822 Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
Christening? 12 Sep 1824 St Pauls, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Marriage 9 Jul 1861 Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canadato Lois Welsh
Census[2] 1881 Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
Occupation[2] 1881 Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canadaa merchant and MPP
Census[3] 1891 Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
Occupation[3] 1891 Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canadaa ship owner
Death? 20 Nov 1912
Burial? Nov 1912 Sherwood Cemetery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Reference Number? OW51
Reference Number? Q3229397?
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Lemuel Cambridge Owen (November 1, 1822 – November 26, 1912) was a Prince Edward Island shipbuilder, banker, merchant and politician, the second premier of Prince Edward Island.

He was born in Charlottetown to Thomas Owen, who was Postmaster General for Prince Edward Island for eighteen years, serving until his death in 1860. Owen was educated in private schools and at the Central Academy in Charlottetown (later Prince of Wales College).

One of the island's most successful businessmen, Owen succeeded his father as Postmaster General of the island in 1860 before entering politics in 1866 winning election as a Conservative. Owen became Premier of the province in 1873 after James Colledge Pope entered federal politics. Owen was the second premier since PEI joined Canadian confederation on July 1, 1873. His government set up a Land Commission that was responsible for using funds provided by the federal government to implement land reform and end the island's system of proprietary land ownership and tenant farming.

His government was unable to resolve the contentious schools question that divided both the Conservative and Liberal parties along sectarian lines and his government was replaced in 1876 by a Protestant coalition formed to implement a secular school system on the island. Owen retired from politics and returned to his business interests.

Owen had married Lois Welsh in 1861. He retired from business in 1892 and died at the home of one of his sons in Charlottetown in 1912.

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References
  1. ↑ Information from David Hunter.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 1881 census for Canada (electronic transcript) Church of Latter Day Saints (2002)
    Div 2, Charlottetowen, PE, p.145.

    transcription at PARO

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Prince Edward island, Census 1891
    Charlottetown, CTa5, p.22, #107.
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