James Lawrence Owens
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James Lawrence Owens (died 1960) was a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 until his death in 1960.
[edit] Political career
Owens was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1955 Alberta general election. He defeated Coalition Party candidate Ben Brown by a few hundred votes in a hotly contested two way race to win his first term in office.[1] Owens was easily re-elected to his second term in the 1959 Alberta general election winning a big plurality over Douglas Munn of the Progressive Conservatives.[2] He died less then a year later in 1960.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Didsbury election results 1955. Alberta Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
- ^ Didsbury election results 1959. Alberta Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
- ^ By-elections 1905-1973. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
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| Preceded by Howard Hammell |
MLA Didsbury 1955–1960 |
Succeeded by Robert Curtis Clark |
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