Charles John Owens

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Sir Charles John Owens, CB (26 September 1845 – 17 January 1933) was a British railway manager.

Biography

Charles John Owens was born on 26 September 1845.^[1] Entering the service of the London and South Western Railway when he was 17, he rose to be its general manager from 1898 to 1912, and a director from 1912 to 1923. From 1923 to 1930 he was a director of the Southern Railway.

Owens was a member of the Commission of Lieutenancy of the City of London, a member of the Royal Commission on Imperial Free Trade, and the chairman of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

Owens was knighted on 18 December 1902,^[2]^[3] and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1917.

He died at his home in Putney on 17 January 1933, and was buried at Putney Vale Cemetery.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Sir Charles Owens". The Times. No. 46346. London. 19 January 1933. p. 17. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
^ "New Knights". The Times. No. 36914. London. 1 November 1902. p. 11. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
^ "No. 27510". The London Gazette. 30 December 1902. p. 8967.

External links

Portraits of Sir Charles John Owens at the National Portrait Gallery, London

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[TimesObit-1] "Sir Charles Owens". The Times. No. 46346. London. 19 January 1933. p. 17. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.

[2] "New Knights". The Times. No. 36914. London. 1 November 1902. p. 11. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.

[3] "No. 27510". The London Gazette. 30 December 1902. p. 8967.

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