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Charles John Owens

Charles John Owens

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Sir Charles John Owens, CB (26 September 1845 – 17 January 1933) was a British railway manager.

Sir Charles J. Owens as he appeared in 1910.

Entering the service of the London and South Western Railway when he was 17, he rose to be its general manager from 1898 to 1912, and a director from 1912 to 1923. From 1923 to 1930 he was a director of the Southern Railway.

Owens was a member of the Commission of Lieutenancy of the City of London, a member of the Royal Commission on Imperial Free Trade, and the chairman of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

Owens was knighted on 18 December 1902,[1][2] and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1917.

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  1. [1]
    "New Knights". The Times. No. 36914. London. 1 November 1902. p. 11.
  2. [2]
    "No. 27510". The London Gazette. 30 December 1902. p. 8967.
  • "Sir Charles Owens". The Times. 19 January 1933. p. 17.


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