Background
Owen, James Churchill was born on July 30, 1926 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Churchill and Alice Wright (Mann) Owen.
Owen, James Churchill was born on July 30, 1926 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Churchill and Alice Wright (Mann) Owen.
Student, Yale University, 1944-1947; Bachelor of Science, Juris Doctor, U. Denver, 1956.
Reporter, Oklahoma City Times, 1947-1950; writer, Philadelphia Bulletin, 1951-1954; associate, Holme Roberts & Owen, Denver, 1957-1960; partner, Holme Roberts & Owen, Denver, 1961-1999. Member of faculty Colorado Graduate School Banking, Boulder, 1975-1986. Community board directors Norwest Bank Colorado, N.A.
Trustee Denver Public Library. Friends Foundation, since 1996. Trustee Denver Botanical Gardens, 1976-1981, Denver Botanical Gardens Endowment, Inc., since 1994, Denver Zoological Foundation, since 1992.
Chairman law alumni fund U. Denver College Law, 1988-1989, chairman law alumni county, 1989-1991, member centennial planning committee. Former member Colorado Governor's Council Advisors on Consumer Credit. Board directors Rocky Mountain chapter Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 1993-1996.
Member American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association (past chairman banking committee corporation, banking andbus. law section), Denver Bar Association, Colorado Bar Foundation, Economics Club Colorado (co-founder, board directors, secretary), Association Bank Holding Companies (past chairman lawyers' committee), Denver Country Club, University Club, Law Club, Denver Club, Mile High Club.
Married Garvene Hales, Feb.3, 1950 (divorced February 1963). Children: James Churchill III, Taylor Mann.