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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 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. He served three terms in the Senate.
23 de may. de 2018 · 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.
- Daisy Deane Owen
- July 19, 1947
- February 2, 1856
lived at Point of Honor were Robert Latham Owen, president of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad (a predecessor of the Norfolk and Western), and his part-Cherokee Indian wife, Narcissa Chisholm Owen.
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.
Owen was a leader in the direct election of senators and the Child Labor Act, among other issues. The highlight of his Senate career, however, arguably was his involvement with the Federal Reserve Act.
