| Honorific prefix | The Honourable |
|---|---|
| Honorific suffix | OC, QC |
| Order 1 | 22nd Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia |
| Term start 1 | February 13, 1973 |
| Term end 1 | May 18, 1978 |
| Predecessor 1 | John Robert Nicholson |
| Successor 1 | Henry Pybus Bell-Irving |
| Monarch 1 | Elizabeth II |
| Governor general 1 | Roland Michener Jules Léger |
| Premier 1 | Dave Barrett Bill Bennett |
| Office 2 | 30th President of the Canadian Bar Association |
| Predecessor 2 | Arthur Kelly, Q.C. |
| Successor 2 | Renault St. Laurent, c.r. |
| Term start 2 | 1958 |
| Term end 2 | 1959 |
| Birth date | January 26, 1904 |
| Birth place | Atlin, British Columbia |
| Death date | January 13, 1981 (aged 76) |
| Death place | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Walter Stewart Owen, (January 26, 1904 – January 13, 1981) was the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1973–1978.
In his youth, Owen was the first premier of the British Columbia Older Boys' Parliament, which later became the British Columbia Youth Parliament. He became a prominent lawyer in Vancouver. He was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1928 and in 1933 was named the youngest crown prosecutor in Canada at that time.[1] He later went into private practice and co-founded the Vancouver law firm Owen Bird. In 1958, he was elected as the president of the Canadian Bar Association.[2]
In 1956, Owen and business partner Frank Griffiths purchased New Westminster radio station CKNW and co-founded Western International Communications Ltd. ("WIC").[1]
He is the father of Philip Owen, who served three terms as the mayor of the city of Vancouver.
In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
References
- ^ Francis, Daniel (2000 [1999]), Encyclopedia of British Columbia, Harbour Publishing, p. 520, ISBN 1-55017-200-X
- ^ "Canadian Bar Association: Past CBA Presidents". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-04-15.