James Owen (American politician)
James Owen | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Hooks |
| Succeeded by | Charles Hooks |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Commons from Bladen County | |
| In office November 21, 1808 – December 23, 1811 Serving with Thomas Brown | |
| Preceded by | David Gillespie James Bunbury White |
| Succeeded by | David Gillespie John Owen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 6, 1784 Bladen County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 1865 (aged 80) Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Eliza Murley Mumford |
| Relatives | John Owen (brother) |
| Education | Pittsboro Academy |
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| Military service | |
| Branch | North Carolina militia |
| Rank | Adjutant general |
| Wars | War of 1812 |
James Owen (December 6, 1784 – September 4, 1865) was an American politician from North Carolina, a planter, adjutant general, businessman, and slave owner, including of Omar ibn Said. He was educated at William Bingham's Academy in Pittsboro. Subsequently, he was for many years president of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad and an adjutant general in the North Carolina militia during the War of 1812. His brother John Owen was governor of North Carolina.
Owen was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons from 1808 to 1811 and a Democratic-Republican party U.S. congressman from North Carolina's 5th congressional district from 1817 to 1819. He died in 1865 and was interred at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington. He was a devoted Presbyterian and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and an officer in the Fayetteville chapter of the American Bible Society.