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Robert Latham Owen (* 2. Februar 1856 in Lynchburg, Virginia; † 19. Juli 1947 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Er war einer der beiden ersten US-Senatoren aus Oklahoma nach der Gründung des Bundesstaates .
Robert Latham Owen Jr. (February 2, 1856 – July 19, 1947) was one of the first two U.S. senators from Oklahoma. He served in the Senate between 1907 and 1925.
Following World War II, blind and in failing health, Owen invented an international alphabet that he hoped would be used by diplomats. He died of complications from prostate surgery on July 19, 1947, and was mourned as the state's most influential national figure in the early statehood era. Kenny L. Brown.
Robert Latham Owen war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Er war einer der beiden ersten US-Senatoren aus Oklahoma nach der Gründung des Bundesstaates.
Robert Latham Owen was elected in 1907 as one of the first two United States senators for the state of Oklahoma. He is one of a small group of United States senators known to be of Native American descent.
Robert Latham Owen was born in Virginia in 1856. After graduating from Washington and Lee University, he moved to the Cherokee Nation, where he practiced law and served on the Board of Education. He was one of Oklahoma’s first two senators, serving from 1907 until 1925.
Robert Owen, Sr. died deeply in debt after struggling to regain control of Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, for which he had served as president for several years. Later, Owen said the economic disruption of those years impressed on him several economic lessons.
