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Owen 1. David (Anthony Llewellyn), Baron. born 1938, British politician: Labour foreign secretary (1977--79); cofounder of the Social Democratic Party (1981) and its leader (1983--87): leader (1988--92) of the section of the Social Democratic Party that did not merge with the Liberal Party in 1988; peace envoy to Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992--94) 2. Michael (James). born 1979, British footballer; plays for Real Madrid and England (from 1997) 3. Sir Richard. 1804--92, English comparative anatomist and palaeontologist 4. Robert. 1771--1858, Welsh industrialist and social reformer. He formed a model industrial community at New Lanark, Scotland, and pioneered cooperative societies. His books include New View of Society (1813) 5. Wilfred. 1893--1918, English poet of World War I, who was killed in action How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At one period of his career, before the influence of his uncle Henry had placed him in the London and Suburban Bank, Owen had been an actor. I left the livery stables, having settled that John Owen was to hold himself at my disposal for the next three days, or for a longer period if necessity required it. There was Owen, of Silverberg, Owen & Company--a large grocery firm with several branch stores. |
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