He was born in Charlottetown to Thomas Owen, who was Postmaster General for Prince Edward Island for eighteen years, serving until his death in 1860. Owen was educated in private schools and at the Central Academy in Charlottetown (later Prince of Wales College).
One of the island's most successful businessmen, Owen succeeded his father as Postmaster General of the island in 1860 before entering politics in 1866 winning election as a Conservative. Owen became Premier of the province in 1873 after James Colledge Pope entered federal politics. Owen was the second premier since PEI joined Canadian confederation on July 1, 1873. His government set up a Land Commission that was responsible for using funds provided by the federal government to implement land reform and end the island's system of proprietary land ownership and tenant farming.
His government was unable to resolve the contentious schools question that divided both the Conservative and Liberal parties along sectarian lines and his government was replaced in 1876 by a Protestant coalition formed to implement a secular school system on the island. Owen retired from politics and returned to his business interests.
Owen had married Lois Welsh in 1861. He retired from business in 1892 and died at the home of one of his sons in Charlottetown in 1912.
External linksedit
Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
The Canadian parliamentary companion for 1876 HJ Morgan
April 16, 2024
lemuel, owen, lemuel, cambridge, owen, november, 1822, november, 1912, prince, edward, island, shipbuilder, banker, merchant, politician, second, premier, prince, edward, island, premier, prince, edward, islandin, office, september, 1873, august, 1876monarchvi. Lemuel Cambridge Owen November 1 1822 November 26 1912 was a Prince Edward Island shipbuilder banker merchant and politician the second premier of Prince Edward Island Lemuel Owen2nd Premier of Prince Edward IslandIn office September 1 1873 August 15 1876MonarchVictoriaLieutenant GovernorWilliam RobinsonRobert HodgsonPreceded byJames Colledge PopeSucceeded byLouis Henry DaviesLeader of the Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandIn office September 1 1873 1877Preceded byJames Colledge PopeSucceeded byWilliam Wilfred SullivanMember of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 3rd KingsIn office April 24 1873 August 10 1876Serving with A C MacDonald J E MacDonaldPreceded byNoneSucceeded byJohn ScrimgeourPersonal detailsBorn 1822 11 01 November 1 1822Charlottetown Prince Edward Island ColonyDiedNovember 26 1912 1912 11 26 aged 90 Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Dominion of CanadaNationalityCanadianPolitical partyConservativeSpouseLois Welsh m 1861 wbr ChildrenWilliam Edgar Wallace Lemuel Cambridge and Marion AdeleAlma materPrince of Wales CollegeOccupationBusiness person and shipping magnateProfessionPoliticianHe was born in Charlottetown to Thomas Owen who was Postmaster General for Prince Edward Island for eighteen years serving until his death in 1860 Owen was educated in private schools and at the Central Academy in Charlottetown later Prince of Wales College One of the island s most successful businessmen Owen succeeded his father as Postmaster General of the island in 1860 before entering politics in 1866 winning election as a Conservative Owen became Premier of the province in 1873 after James Colledge Pope entered federal politics Owen was the second premier since PEI joined Canadian confederation on July 1 1873 His government set up a Land Commission that was responsible for using funds provided by the federal government to implement land reform and end the island s system of proprietary land ownership and tenant farming His government was unable to resolve the contentious schools question that divided both the Conservative and Liberal parties along sectarian lines and his government was replaced in 1876 by a Protestant coalition formed to implement a secular school system on the island Owen retired from politics and returned to his business interests Owen had married Lois Welsh in 1861 He retired from business in 1892 and died at the home of one of his sons in Charlottetown in 1912 External links editBiography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online The Canadian parliamentary companion for 1876 HJ Morgan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lemuel Owen amp oldid 1171257022, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
