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William Owen (Oxford MP) William Owen (c. 1540 – by 1580) was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Oxford (UK Parliament constituency), Oxford in 1572. References

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(c. 1540–1580), MP for Oxford *Sir William Owen (Shrewsbury MP), MP for

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United ...

, 1625–1628 * Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet (c. 1697–1781), British Member of Parliament for Pembroke and Pembrokeshire *

William Mostyn Owen William Mostyn Owen ( 1742–11 March 1795), born William Mostyn, was a British land-owner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1795. Early life William Mostyn was born 1742, the eldest son of William Mostyn of Bryngw ...

(1742–1795), British landowner and politician * William L. Owen (1809–1881), planter, businessman, and politician from Virginia * William Owen (Australian politician) (1815–1869), businessman and politician in South Australia, prominent Total Abstainer * William Owen (Wisconsin politician, born 1825) (1825–1894), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * William D. Owen (1846–disappeared 1906), United States Representative from Indiana * William Reid Owen (1864–1949), mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, 1924 * William E. Owen (1888–1976), member of the Wisconsin State Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly * Will Owen (politician) (1901–1981), British politician

Sports

*William Digby Owen (1857–1901), Oswestry F.C. and Wales international footballer * William O. Owen (1859–1947), who climbed the true summit of Grand Teton in 1898 *

William Pierce Owen William Pierce Owen (20 November 1860 – 13 December 1937) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a midfielder (winger, sometimes wing half) for Ruthin Town. He made a total of twelve appearances for Wales. Personal life William wa ...

(1860–1937), Ruthin Town F.C. and Wales international footballer * William Owen (footballer, born 1862) (1862–?), Chirk F.C. and Wales international footballer * William Owen (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1945), footballer who played for Stoke *

William Owen (footballer, born 1906) William Owen (1906 – after 1930) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Coventry City. He played as a goalkeeper. Owen was born in Coventry. He joined Birmingham from Nuneaton Borough in ...

(1906–?), English football goalkeeper with Birmingham, Fulham and Coventry City * Will Owen (cricketer) (born 1988), Welsh cricketer

Others

* William Owen (priest) (died 1680), Welsh Anglican priest *

William Owen (Royal Navy officer, born 1737) Commander (Royal Navy), Commander William Owen (1737 – 24 October 1778) was a Welsh people, Welsh naval officer. Born in Glan Severn, Montgomeryshire, Wales, of a family of gentry, he was youngest son of David Owen of Cefn Hafod, Montgomeryshir ...

(1737–1778), British Royal Navy officer and settler of Campobello Island, Canada *

William Owen (painter) William Owen (baptised 3 November 1769 – buried 19 March 1825) was an English portrait painter known for his portraits of society figures such as William Pitt the Younger and George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV). Early life William ...

(1769–1825), British portrait painter *

William Fitzwilliam Owen Vice Admiral William Fitzwilliam Owen (17 September 1774 – 3 November 1857), was a British naval officer and explorer. He is best known for his exploration of the west and east African coasts, discovery of the Seaflower Channel off the coa ...

(1774–1857), British Royal Navy vice-admiral and explorer *

William Owen (architect, born 1791) William Owen (1791–1879) was a Welsh architect working in Haverfordwest in the late Georgian and early Victorian periods. He built up a considerable practice in Pembrokeshire and Carmathenshire. He was the county surveyor of Pembrokeshire, fou ...

(1791–1879), Welsh architect *

William Owen (composer) William Owen, also known by his Welsh name Prysgol, (December 1813 – 20 July 1893) was a Welsh hymn writer. Born at Bangor, Gwynedd, Bangor, he composed the Welsh hymn tune ''Bryn Calfaria'' and other works, among his best known being the anth ...

(1814–1893), Welsh composer of hymn tunes, including

Bryn Calfaria Bryn Calfaria ("Calvary Hill") is a Welsh hymn tune written in 8,7,8,7,4,4,4,7,7 meter. The melody by William Owen is used as a setting for several hymns, most notably the English hymn "Lord, Enthroned in Heavenly Splendour" by George Hugh Bo ...

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William Owen (New South Wales judge) William Owen may refer to: Politicians *William Owen (Oxford MP) (c. 1540–1580), MP for Oxford *Sir William Owen (Shrewsbury MP), MP for Shrewsbury, 1625–1628 * Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet (c. 1697–1781), British Member of Parliament for ...

(1834–1912), Justice of the

Supreme Court of New South Wales The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian States and territories of Australia, State of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil law (common law), civil matters, and hears ...

William Lancaster Owen William Lancaster Owen (8 November 1843 - 28 November 1911) was a British civil engineer primarily with the Great Western Railway. Career In 1868 he took a commission as a First Lieutenant in the 1st Gloucestershire Engineer Volunteer Corps which ...

(1843–1911), British civil engineer *

William Owen (trade unionist) William Owen (6 December 1844 – 11 October 1912) was a British trade unionist, journalist and political activist. Owen was born in Burslem in Staffordshire. His father, John Owen, had been involved in local trade unionism since the 1830s, and ...

(1844–1912), English trade unionist, journalist and political activist *

William Owen (architect, born 1846) William Owen (27 August 1846 – 5 April 1910) was an English architect who practised in Warrington, which was at that time in Lancashire, England. His works were confined to Northwest England. Owen is best known for his collaboration with Wi ...

(1846–1910), English architect * William C. Owen (1854–1929), British–American anarchist, writer during the Mexican Revolution *

Will Owen (illustrator) Will Owen (1869 – 14 April 1957) was an English book illustrator, cartoonist, caricaturist and a commercial and poster artist, possibly best known for his iconic images of the Bisto Kids, Bovril, Lux (soap), Lux and Lifebuoy (soap), Lifebuoy. H ...

(1869–1957), English book illustrator, cartoonist, caricaturist and artist *

William David Owen William David Owen (21 October 1874 – 4 November 1925), born William Owen, was a Welsh writer best known for his novel ''Madam Wen'' (White Lady). Publications ''Madam Wen'' was published in book form in 1925, but it had first appeared a ...

(1874–1925), Welsh novelist *Sir

William Owen (judge) Sir William Francis Langer Owen, KBE, QC (21 November 1899 – 31 March 1972) was an Australian judge who served as a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1961 until his death in 1972. Early life Owen was born in 1899 in Sydney, N ...

(1899–1972), Justice of the High Court of Australia, grandson of Sir William Owen of the Supreme Court of New South Wales * William T. Owen (1905–1942), Australian Army officer killed in action during World War II

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