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John Owens (Gaelic Footballer), John Owens
John Owens may refer to: *John Owens (merchant) (1790–1846), English merchant *John Owens (Australian politician) (1809–1866), doctor and politician in Victoria, Australia *John E. Owens (1824–1886), English-American comedian *John G. Owens (1865–1893), American archaeologist *John W. Owens (1884–1968), editorial writer on the ''Baltimore Sun'' *Reg Owens, John Reginald Owens (1890–1944), English footballer also known as Reg Owens *John Sidney Owens (1893–1965), American pursuit pilot and World War I flying ace *John Owens (Gaelic footballer) (born 1966), Irish Gaelic footballer *John B. Owens (born 1971), American lawyer and federal appellate judge *Johnny Owens (born 1977), Canadian drummer *John Owens (American football) (born 1980), American football tight end See also *Jack Owens (other) *John Owen (other) {{human name disambiguation, Owens, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Owens (merchant)
John Owens (1790 – 29 July 1846) was an English merchant and philanthropist, whose bequest helped found part of the University of Manchester. Life and career Owens was born in Manchester, England, in 1790. His father was Owen Owens, a native of Holywell in Flintshire, Wales, who married Sarah Humphreys in 1788 and soon after moved with her to the rapidly industrialising town of Manchester. Once there, he became a prosperous merchant. Historians such as H. B. Charlton and William Whyte have noted that details of the life of John Owens are sparse and that, according to Whyte, he is historically a "shadowy" character. The only one of three brothers to survive infancy, Owens was educated at a private school at Ardwick Green until around the age of 14. He then began work for his father's firm, which advertised itself as "hat-linings, currier and furrier". Certainly by 1819, and probably in 1815, he had become a partner in the business, which by then described itself as "manufa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |