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Robert Owen (8 August 1799 – 25 November 1878) was a politician, solicitor and judge in colonial New South Wales; a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and later, the New South Wales Legislative Council.

Early life

Owen was born in Tynemouth, England, and was articled to a solicitor in 1813. On 20 April 1820, he was admitted as a solicitor in England. Owen purchased a small schooner and sailed to Australia.Owen was the Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council in the a member of the New South Wales solicitors firm Carr, Rogers, and Owen.

Politics

Owen was elected to the seat of East Camden in the Legislative Assembly at the election on 22 January 1858. He held this position until 3 March 1859, when seat was declared vacant on his acceptance of an appointment as a judge of the District Court, filling the position created by the resignation of John Hargrave. Hargrave in turn replaced Owen as the member for East Camden at the resulting by-election. Owen served on the district court until 30 June 1861.

On 8 December 1868, Owen was appointed to the Legislative Council, a position he held until his death on 25 November 1878. Owen was the Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council in the second Robertson and fifth Cowper ministries.

References

1. ^ "Mr Robert Owen (1799-1878)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
2. "Obituary". The Sydney Morning Herald. Trove. 5 December 1878. p. 7. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
3. Green, Antony. "1858 Camden East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
4. "Writ of election: eastern division of Camden". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 38. 8 March 1859. p. 542. Retrieved 19 June 2019 – via Trove.
5. Green, Antony. "1859 East Camden by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
6. ^ Holt, H T E. "Owen, Robert (1799–1878)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.
7. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Owen, Hon. Robert" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.

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