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John Owen (North Carolina politician)

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Owen served two consecutive one-year terms as governor, during which he promoted education and served concurrently as President of the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees. He was nominated for a third term as governor, but declined the nomination; that same year, he lost by one vote (to
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In 1835, Owen was a prominent member of the North Carolina Constitutional Convention; there, he supported enfranchisement of land-owning Negro citizens and opposed religious tests for officeholders.
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God brought me into the hands of a good man who fears God and loves to do good deeds; he is called Owen and his brother is called John Owen. Those two are good men. I now live in a place called
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And John Owen's wife is called Louisa, she is a good wife. She gave birth to three and two boys. Of those children, three died and two lived.
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in 1824, Owen returned to the state senate in 1827 but was elected Governor by the General Assembly in December 1828, narrowly defeating
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Although during his earlier political life, Owen affiliated himself with the Democratic Party of
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and served there for two years; he was later elected to one year in the
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Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978
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following Harrison's death early in office instead of
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Governor of North Carolina
James Iredell Jr.
Montfort Stokes
Bladen County, North Carolina
Chatham County, North Carolina
Democratic
Governor
U.S. state
North Carolina
Democratic
Bladen County, North Carolina
Thomas Owen
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina House of Commons
North Carolina Senate
North Carolina Council of State
Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.
Willie Mangum
United States Senate
Omar ibn Said
James
Bladen
Andrew Jackson
Whig Party
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
William Henry Harrison
President of the United States
John Tyler
Chatham County, North Carolina

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