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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Owen, Walter Stewart
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Description area
Dates of existence
1904-1981
History
Walter Owen was born in Atlin. He was educated in Vancouver and he articled from 1922-1927. He was called and admitted in B.C. in January 1928. In 1923 he joined with Ralph Campney to form the firm that would later become Campney, Owen and Murphy. He served as County Court prosecutor from 1933 until he entered military service in 1942. He was appointed Q.C. in 1945. He was very active in the Canadian Bar Association, serving as Vice-President for B.C. in 1952-1954 and as National President in 1958-1959. He was a Bencher of the Law Society of B.C. from 1955 to 1967, and served as Treasurer in 1964-1966. He was active in numerous other professional capacities. In 1969 he left Campney, Owen and Murphy with the establishment of Owen, Bird and McDonald (later Owen, Bird). He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of B.C. in 1973, a position he held until his retirement in 1978.