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James Owen (7 December 1784-4 September 1865) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-NC 5) from 4 March 1817 to 3 March 1819, interrupting Charles Hooks' terms.

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James Owen was born in Bladen County, North Carolina in 1784, and he became a railroad president and major-general of the militia. He served in the state house from 1808 to 1811 and in the US House of Representatives from 1817 to 1819, and he died in 1865.

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