Thomas L. Owens

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Thomas Leonard Owens (born December 21, 1897 in Chicago , Illinois , †  June 7, 1948 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American politician . In 1947 and 1948 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Owens attended public schools in his home country and then studied at Northwestern University and DePaul University . During the First World War he took a military training course in 1918. After a subsequent law degree at Loyola University and his admission to the bar in 1927, he began to work in this profession in Chicago.

Politically, Owens became a member of the Republican Party . In the 1946 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the Seventh Constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded William W. Link on January 3, 1947 . He was able to exercise this mandate until his death on June 7, 1948. This time was determined by the events of the beginning Cold War .

Web links

  • Thomas L. Owens in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Owens, Thomas L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Owens, Thomas Leonard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH June 7, 1948
Place of death Bethesda , Maryland