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OWEN, Francis (1745-74), of Porkington, Salop.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, ed. L. Namier, J. Brooke., 1964
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Available from Boydell and Brewer
Constituency
Dates
11 Oct. - 16 Nov. 1774
Family and Education
bap. 24 Feb. 1745, 2nd s. of William Owen of Selattyn, Salop by Mary, da. of Rev. Henry Godolphin, dean of St. Paul’s, sis. and h. of Francis Godolphin. educ. Eton 1756; Pembroke, Oxf. 1764. unm.
Offices Held
Biography
After a contest Owen was returned for Helston on the Godolphin interest, but was killed, 16 Nov. 1774, before Parliament met, by the fall of a bridge over which he was riding.