Honorific-Prefix: | The Honorable |
Walter C. Owen | |
Office: | Justice of the |
Term Start: | January 7, 1918 |
Term End: | April 15, 1934 |
Predecessor: | Roujet D. Marshall |
Successor: | Theodore G. Lewis |
Order1: | 21st |
Office1: | Attorney General of Wisconsin |
Term Start1: | January 6, 1913 |
Term End1: | January 7, 1918 |
Governor1: | Francis E. McGovern Emanuel L. Philipp |
Predecessor1: | Levi H. Bancroft |
Successor1: | Spencer Haven |
State2: | Wisconsin |
State Senate2: | Wisconsin |
District2: | 10th |
Term Start2: | January 7, 1907 |
Term End2: | January 6, 1913 |
Predecessor2: | James A. Frear |
Successor2: | George B. Skogmo |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Name: | Walter Cecil Owen |
Birth Date: | 26 September 1868 |
Birth Place: | Trenton, Pierce County, Wisconsin |
Death Place: | St. Petersburg, Florida |
Restingplace: | Forest Hill Cemetery, |
Occupation: | Judge, politician |
Spouse: | Alta Louella Otis |
Education: | University of Wisconsin |
Walter Cecil Owen (September 26, 1868April 15, 1934) was an American jurist and Republican politician. He served the last 16 years of his life on the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1918 - 1934) and was the 21st Attorney General of Wisconsin (1913 - 1918). Earlier, he served six years in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Pierce and St. Croix counties.[1]
Born in Trenton, Pierce County, Wisconsin, Owen received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate and was Wisconsin Attorney General for three terms. In 1918, Owen was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, serving until his death.[2]
He died in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 15, 1934.[3]