Kenneth E. Owen
Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa
In office
January 1965 – January 1967
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
In office
January 10, 1955 – January 13, 1957
January 14, 1957 – January 11, 1959
January 12, 1959 – January 8, 1961
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Ervin Owen

(1918-09-01)September 1, 1918
Jerome, Iowa, United States
DiedJanuary 23, 2001(2001-01-23) (aged 82)
Jerome, Iowa, United States
Political partyDemocratic

Kenneth Ervin Owen (September 1, 1918 – January 23, 2001) was an American politician from the state of Iowa.[1]

Early life

On September 1, 1918, Owen was born in Jerome, Iowa, U.S. Owen's parents were Samuel and Vera (née Sedgwick) Owen. Owen attended Centerville High School in Centerville.[2]

Career

Owen was a farmer in Jerome, Iowa.[2] Owen served as a Democrat in the 4th district of the Iowa House of Representatives for three terms from 1955 to 1961, and for one term as the Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa from 1965 to 1967. Owen also served on the Appanoose County Farm Bureau Board and on the Jerome School Board.

Personal life

In 1937, Owen married Frances Hamm.[2] Owen had two children, Diana (née Owen) Glenn and Keith Owen.[2] In 2001, Owen died in Jerome, Iowa. Owen is interred in Jerome Cemetery, Jerome, Iowa.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Iowa Legislative Services Agency. "State Representative". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Iowa General Assembly Kenneth Ervin Owen". Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Kenneth Ervin Owen (1918–2001)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
Party political offices Preceded byLoyd Van Patten Democratic nominee for Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972 Succeeded byFrancis L. York Iowa House of Representatives Preceded byRobert K. Beck 4th district 1955–1961 Succeeded byDelmont Moffitt Political offices Preceded byLucius B. Liddy Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa 1965–1967 Succeeded byLucius B. Liddy


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