William Owen (Royal Navy officer, born 1737)
William Owen | |
|---|---|
Madras, India | |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | c.1758โ1778 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Commands held | HMS Cormorant |
| Battles/wars | |
| Children | Sir Edward Owen William Owen |
Commander William Owen (1737 โ 24 October 1778) was a Welsh naval officer. Born in Glan Severn, Montgomeryshire, Wales, of a family of gentry, he was youngest son of David Owen of Cefn Hafod, Montgomeryshire.[1]
He was a member of the
Halifax. The following year, as payment for his work in aid of Campbell, he was awarded a large parcel of land. The grant, which included three of his nephews as grantees, was Passamaquoddy Outer Island in Passamaquoddy Bay. In 1770, Owen renamed the island Campobello Island after Lord Campbell; he also took into account the Italian
meaning, "fair field", of the new name.
In the 1770s, Owen wrote a volume of 'Narratives' which was subsequently published in 1942 and which covers the creation of Campobello in Canada.
In England, Owen spent some time in
Mayor in 1775โ76, following which he returned to service in India.[2]
Owen was killed, accidentally,Madras, India
while carrying dispatches from India to England.
Owen left on his death two surviving natural sons via Sarah Haslam (latter named Sarah Bagshaw). His eldest son was
Edward William Campbell Rich Owen and his younger son was William Fitzwilliam Owen
. The latter became sole owner of Campobello Island in 1835 and settled there.
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