Bill Owens (Massachusetts politician)
William Owens (born July 6, 1937) is an American politician and businessman. He was Boston's first black state senator.[1]
Bill Owens, 1991
Owens was born in Demopolis, Alabama and is an African-American. He went to the English High School of Boston. Owens also went to Boston University, Harvard University and University of Massachusetts Amherst. Owens was a private consultant and lived in Mattapan, Boston, Massachusetts. Owens served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, in 1973 and 1974, and was a Democrat. He then served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1975 to 1982 and from 1989 to 1992.[2][3]
Notes
- "Charlotte Golar Richie adding endorsement of Bill Owens, Boston's first black state senator". Boston.com. August 29, 2013.
- State Library of Massachusetts-Bill Owens papers (1989-1992)-biographical Sketch
- 'Public Officials of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1991-1992,' Massachusetts General Court: 1991, Biographical Sketch of Bill Owens, pg. 70
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| Preceded by Michael LoPresti Jr. Royal L. Bolling |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate for the Second Suffolk District 1975-1982 1989-1992 |
Succeeded by Royal L. Bolling Dianne Wilkerson |
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