James Lawrence Owens (December 30, 1899 – September 27, 1960) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 until his death in 1960 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in government.

James Lawrence Owens
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 29, 1955 – September 28, 1960
Preceded byHoward Hammell
Succeeded byRobert Clark
ConstituencyDidsbury
Personal details
BornDecember 30, 1899
Nebraska, U.S.[1]
DiedSeptember 27, 1960(1960-09-27) (aged 60)
Calgary, Alberta
Political partySocial Credit
Occupationpolitician

Political career

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Owens first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1955 general election as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Didsbury. He defeated Coalition candidate Ben Brown by a few hundred votes.[2]

In the 1959 general election, Owens defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Douglas Munn and a Liberal candidate.[3]

Owens died of a heart attack on September 28, 1960, while still in office.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Saywell, John T. (1960). "Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs".
  2. ^ "Didsbury Official Results 1955 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "Didsbury Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  4. ^ "Illness Proves Fatal to Mrs. Gladys Robinson". Vol LIII No 262. The Lethbridge Herald. October 21, 1960. p. 1.
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