George Washington Owen was an American politician from Alabama who served as that state's 3rd District's Representative, and the 10th Mayor of Mobile. Owen was born in Brunswick County, Virginia in 1796, but moved to Tennessee at a young age. He graduated from the University of Nashville, where he studied law; he was admitted to the bar in 1816, and moved to Alabama to practice law. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives.

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  • George Washington Owen was an American politician from Alabama who served as that state's 3rd District's Representative, and the 10th Mayor of Mobile. Owen was born in Brunswick County, Virginia in 1796, but moved to Tennessee at a young age. He graduated from the University of Nashville, where he studied law; he was admitted to the bar in 1816, and moved to Alabama to practice law. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives. He unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 1821 and successfully in 1823 when he became the first Representative of Alabama's 3rd District. He served in that position until 1829, when he was succeeded by Dixon Hall Lewis, who would later become Senator. Owen was elected Mayor of Mobile, Alabama in 1836, a position in which he served until his death the following year. In 1823, he married Louise Sarah Hollinger, the daughter of Adam Hollinger (for whom Hollinger's Island is named), who was the great-granddaughter of Mobile co-founder Charles Rochon
  • George Washington Owen war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Owen wurde 1796 in Brunswick County, Virginia geboren. Er zog mit seinen Eltern nach Tennessee, besuchte dort öffentliche Schulen und studierte Jura an der University of Nashville. 1816 wurde er in die Anwaltschaft aufgenommen und praktizierte als Anwalt in Claiborne, Alabama. 1821 scheiterte seine Kandidatur für einen Sitz im Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten. Zuvor war er 1819 bis 1821 Mitglied des Repräsentantenhauses von Alabama gewesen und hatte 1821 das Amt des Speaker inne. Bei der nächsten Kongresswahl konnte Owen einen Sitz gewinnen und vertrat daraufhin vom 4. März 1823 bis zum 3. März 1836 den Bundesstaat Alabama im Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten. 1836 wurde Owen zum Bürgermeister von Mobile gewählt. Dieses Amt übte er bis zu seinem Tod aus. Owen wurde auf dem Old Church Street Cemetery in Mobile beigesetzt.
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  • George Washington Owen was an American politician from Alabama who served as that state's 3rd District's Representative, and the 10th Mayor of Mobile. Owen was born in Brunswick County, Virginia in 1796, but moved to Tennessee at a young age. He graduated from the University of Nashville, where he studied law; he was admitted to the bar in 1816, and moved to Alabama to practice law. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives.
  • George Washington Owen war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Owen wurde 1796 in Brunswick County, Virginia geboren. Er zog mit seinen Eltern nach Tennessee, besuchte dort öffentliche Schulen und studierte Jura an der University of Nashville. 1816 wurde er in die Anwaltschaft aufgenommen und praktizierte als Anwalt in Claiborne, Alabama. 1821 scheiterte seine Kandidatur für einen Sitz im Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten.
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  • George Washington Owen
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