George Owens (mayor)
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Sir George Bolster Owens (1808 – 1897) was an Anglo-Irish politician.
Owens was born in New Barracks, Limerick, the son of the barrack master George Owens. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, graduating as a Doctor of Medicine in 1850.[1] He chaired the "General Meeting of the members and friends of the Irish Society for Women's Suffrage" on 21 February 1872 organised by Anna Haslam. Owens was the Irish Unionist Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1876,[2] during which time he was knighted.[3] Owens was a Justice of the Peace for the city and was Sheriff of Dublin City in 1881.
He married Rebecca Anna Letitia Owen, daughter of Major William Owen, in 1831.
References
- ^ Sir George Bolster Owens, The University of Glasgow Story. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2021" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, p.692. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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