John Owen (died 1754)
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John Owen was a Welsh Whig
politician.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Anglesey
for 1725. He was a Member of Parliament
for Anglesey 28 May 1741-16 Jul 1747 and Beaumaris
29 Jan 1753 - 22 Apr 1754.
He died in 1754 whilst travelling to London.
British Whig Party
The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
politician.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Anglesey
High Sheriff of Anglesey
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Anglesey. Following the conquest of Wales by Edward I Anglesey was created a county of Wales under the terms of the Statute of Rhuddlan of 1284...
for 1725. He was a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Anglesey 28 May 1741-16 Jul 1747 and Beaumaris
Beaumaris (UK Parliament constituency)
Beaumaris was a parliamentary borough in Anglesey, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1553, then to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, when the constituency...
29 Jan 1753 - 22 Apr 1754.
He died in 1754 whilst travelling to London.