John Owen (North Carolina politician)

John Owen
Painting of John Owen, c.1829
24th Governor of North Carolina
In office
December 12, 1828  December 18, 1830
Preceded byJames Iredell Jr.
Succeeded byMontfort Stokes
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from Bladen County
In office
1827–1828
Preceded byJames J. McKay
Succeeded byMalcolm McInnis
In office
November 15, 1819  December 25, 1820
Preceded byJames J. McKay
Succeeded bySimon Green
Member of the
North Carolina House of Commons
from Bladen County
In office
November 16, 1812  December 25, 1813
Serving with David Gillespie
Preceded byThomas Brown
James Owen
Succeeded byJames J. Cummings
John Sellers
Personal details
Born(1787-08-21)August 21, 1787
Bladen County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 9, 1841(1841-10-09) (aged 54)
Pittsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic–Republican (before 1828)
Democratic
Whig (after 1839)
SpouseLucy Ann Brown
Children5
RelativesJames Owen (brother)
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

John Owen (August 21, 1787  October 9, 1841) was the 24th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the state's first Democratic governor from 1828 to 1830.