Background
Owen, Stewart Douglas was born on October 7, 1898 in Louisville. Son of Thomas Baber and Anna (Misomelius) Owen.
Owen, Stewart Douglas was born on October 7, 1898 in Louisville. Son of Thomas Baber and Anna (Misomelius) Owen.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Illinois, 1920.
Worked as a reporter for the Tulsa (Oklahoma) World, 1919, Beaumont (Texas) reporter for the Tulsa (Oklahoma) World, 1919, Beaumont (Texas) Journal, 1920. Reporter, telegraph editor, city editor Huntington (West. Virginia) Advertiser, 1920-1923, Huntington Herald-Dispatch, 1923-1928. Copy reader, rewrite man Chicago Tribune, 1928-1930, assistant sports editor, 1930-1939, assistant news editor, 1939-1941, news editor, 1941-1951, city editor, 1951-1954, assistant managing editor, 1954-1958, night managing editor, 1958-1961, managing editor 1961-1965.
Director Tribune Company, Ontario Paper Company, Quebec & North. Shore Paper Company Trustee Robert R. McCormick Charitable Trust, Cantigny Memorial Trust, McCormick-Patterson Trust.
Board directors Evanston Illinois.
Married Garnett Osborn, October 4, 1925. Children: Mary Daniel (Mistress Vincent Rosenthal), Lynne Elizabeth (Mistress Peter A. Penczer).