Bill Owens (Massachusetts politician)
William Owens (July 6, 1937 – January 22, 2022) was an American politician and businessman. He was the first Black state senator in the Massachusetts State Senate.[1][2] Owens was born in Demopolis, Alabama. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 until 1974. He was a Democrat. He was in the state senate from 1975 to 1982 and from 1989 to 1992.[3][4]
Owens died on January 22, 2022 from COVID-19 in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 84.[5]
References
- ↑ "Fact Checking Kennedy And Markey On Their Black Lives Matter Claims". wbur.org. July 31, 2020.
- ↑ "Charlotte Golar Richie adding endorsement of Bill Owens, Boston's first black state senator". Boston.com. August 29, 2013.
- ↑ State Library of Massachusetts-Bill Owens papers (1989-1992)-biographical Sketch
- ↑ 'Public Officials of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1991-1992,' Massachusetts General Court: 1991, Biographical Sketch of Bill Owens, pg. 70
- ↑ "Bill Owens, first Black state senator in Massachusetts, dies at 84"
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