Gary Owen (politician)

Gary M. Owen

62nd Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office 1983–1988
Governor	James J. Blanchard
Preceded by	Bobby Crim
Succeeded by	Lew Dodak
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 22nd district
In office January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1988
Preceded by	Daisy Elliott
Succeeded by	Kirk Profit
Personal details
Born	(1944-09-09) September 9, 1944 Lawrence County, Alabama
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Religion	Baptist

Gary M. Owen is a Democratic Michigan politician who served as a member and as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.^[1] Upon his election, Owen was appointed to the House Appropriations Committee, the first-ever freshman appointed to that committee in history.^[2]

Gary M. Owen College of Business building at Eastern Michigan University

The main building for the Eastern Michigan University College of Business is named after Owen.

References

Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives

Convis Whipple Bingham Acker Fuller Biddle Bingham McClelland Lothrop Hanscom Crary Peck Buel Chapman Harris Thurber Quackenboss Lovell Stout Shaw Mussey Cutcheon Read Warner Woodman Croswell Hoyt Rich Moffatt Howard Clark Markey Diekema Wachtel Tateum Gordon Adams Carton Master Whelan Campbell Baker Currie Smith Rice Read Warner Welsh Wells Gardner Ming Bradley Schroeder Nugent Knox Van Valkenburg Van Peursem Pears Green Kowalski Waldron Ryan Crim Owen Dodak Hertel Hillegonds Hertel Perricone Johnson DeRoche Dillon Bolger Cotter

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