Walter Stewart Owen
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| The Honourable Walter Stewart Owen, OC, QC | |
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| In office 1973 – 1978 |
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| Preceded by | John Robert Nicholson |
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| Succeeded by | Henry Pybus Bell-Irving |
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| Born | 26 January 1904 |
| Died | 13 January 1981 |
Walter Stewart Owen, OC, QC (Atlin, British Columbia January 26, 1904 – January 13, 1981, Vancouver) was Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1973–1978.
In his youth, Owen was the first premier of the British Columbia Older Boys' Parliament, which later became the British Columbia Youth Parliament. He became a prominent lawyer in Vancouver. He was called to the bar in 1928 and in 1933 was named the youngest crown prosecutor in Canada at that time.[1] He later went into private practice and co-founded the Vancouver law firm Owen Bird. In 1958, he was elected as the president of the Canadian Bar Association.
In 1956, Owen and business partner Frank Griffiths purchased New Westminster radio station CKNW and co-founded Western International Communications Ltd. ("WIC").[2]
He is the father of Philip Owen, who served two terms as the mayor of the city of Vancouver.
In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
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| Preceded by John Robert Nicholson 1968–1973 |
Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia 1973–1978 |
Succeeded by Henry Pybus Bell-Irving 1978–1983 |
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