Sir George Bolster Owens (1808 – 1897) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Owens was born in New Barracks,

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, the son of the barrack master George Owens. He was educated at the

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, graduating as a

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in 1850. He chaired the "General Meeting of the members and friends of the Irish Society for Women's Suffrage" on 21 February 1872 organised by

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. Owens was the

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in 1876, during which time he was knighted.''Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage''
p.692. Retrieved 28 November 2022. Owens was a Justice of the Peace for the city and was

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in 1881. He married Rebecca Anna Letitia Owen, daughter of Major William Owen, in 1831.

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