Clark Lewis Owen
Full Name: Clark Lewis OwenDate of birth: 1808
Date of death: April 6, 1862
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 32 | Nov 18, 1850 - Nov 3, 1851 | 3rd (1) | Unknown / Jackson | Calhoun, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton |
(1) Clark Owen, in special election 10/28/1850, sworn 11/18/1850, succeeded James C. Wilson, resigned before 10/15/1850. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 32
Nov 18, 1850 - Nov 3, 1851 Legislatures: 3rd (1) Home City/County: Unknown / Jackson Counties in district: Calhoun, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton |
(1) Clark Owen, in special election 10/28/1850, sworn 11/18/1850, succeeded James C. Wilson, resigned before 10/15/1850. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, p. 147. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
- OWEN, CLARK LEWIS (1808-1862). Handbook of Texas Online.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Captain, Company K, Second Texas Infantry. "Capt. Clark L. Owen," pp. 420-421. The Cavalcade of Jackson County.
Other Resources
- Col. Clark Lewis Owen, birth date 6/6/1808, death date 4/6/1862. No headstone, includes portrait. Find a Grave.
- Clark L. Owen, Texas Revolution veteran, elected chairman of Jackson County Constitutional Unionists on August 11. Included in "Table II, Constitutional Unionists (Identified from newspapers) with Biographical Data," list of leaders of the Texas Constitutional Union Party in 1860. The party was formed in January of 1860. "The Constitutional Union Party in Texas," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 82, Number 3, January 1979, pp. 233, 246, 256-262, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Table II, Constitutional Unionists
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3rd R.S. - 1849
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