Kenneth Owen

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
Died	January 23, 2001(2001-01-23) (aged 82) Jerome, Iowa, United States
Political party	Democratic

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. "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 by Loyd Van Patten	Democratic nominee for Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972	Succeeded by Francis L. York
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Robert K. Beck	4th district 1955–1961	Succeeded by Delmont Moffitt
Political offices
Preceded by Lucius B. Liddy	Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa 1965–1967	Succeeded by Lucius B. Liddy