Background
Owens, Leo Edward was born on February 18, 1889 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Michael and Anna (Murphy) Owens.
Owens, Leo Edward was born on February 18, 1889 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Michael and Anna (Murphy) Owens.
Master of Engineering, University Minnesota, 1911. Doctor of Laws, Whittier College, California, 1968.
November 1947); children—Lee East., Ellen (Mistress Ronald J. Vincent), Owen M., Peter J. Married second, Josephine Harding, March 31, 1959. Mechanics superintendent, production manager Minneapolis Tribune, 1911-1917, Louisville Courier Journal, 1919-1921, New York World, 1922-1927.
Public Saint Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press, 1927-1939. Public newspapers, Brownsville, Harlingen and McAllen, Texas, 1942-1941, Richmond, California, 1948-1972, Whittier, California, since 1951.
Chairman of the Board, director Owens Public Company.
Member Committee 25 Palm Springs. Served as Second lieutenant, construction division Air Corps, United States Army, 1917-1918. Clubs: Thunderbird County.
Married Marie Reilly, October 6, 1923 (divorced November 1947). Married second, Josephine Harding, March 31, 1959. Children: Lee East., Ellen (Mistress Ronald J. Vincent), Owen M., Peter J.