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Francis Owen
British Member of Parliament

Francis Owen

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British Member of Parliament
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Pembroke College
Eton College
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Francis Owen(1745–1774) was a British politician who was elected to the House of Commons in 1774 but was killed in an accident before Parliament met.

Owen was the younger son of William Owen of Porkington Selattyn, Shropshire and his wife Mary Godolphin, daughter of Rev. Henry Godolphin, Dean of St. Paul's and was baptized on 24 February 1745. His uncle Francis Godolphin, 2nd Baron Godolphin wasMP for Helston. Owen was educated at Eton College in 1756, and matriculated atPembroke College, Oxford in 1764. In the early 1770s The Swiss-French painter Jean-Étienne Liotard visited England when one of his patrons was James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil. Clanbrassil was connected with the Godolphin family and was MP for Helston. Liotard painted a portrait of Clanbrassil and subsequently in 1773 a portrait of Owen, dressed in 17th century costume.

At the 1774 general election Owen stood forHelston on the Godolphin interest and was elected as Member of Parliamentafter a contest.However, before Parliament met, he was killedby a fall from his horse on 16 November 1774 when a bridge at Walton Derbyshire, which he was riding over, collapsed.He was unmarried.

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Earl of Clanbrassil
William Evelyn
Member of Parliament for Helston
1774–1775
Succeeded by
Francis Cust
Philip Yorke
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