Owen Rand Kenan, (March 4, 1804 – March 3, 1887) was a

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politician. He was born in

Kenansville, North Carolina Kenansville is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 855 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Duplin County. The town was named for James Kenan, a member of the North Carolina Senate, whose family home ...

in Duplin County, and served in the North Carolina House of Commons from 1834 to 1838. He also represented the state during the Civil War in the

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from 1862 to 1864. He grew up in Kenansville and took over his father Thomas S Kenan’s Plantation

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, which became a hot spot for gala affairs. He married Sarah Rebecca Graham, the daughter of a physician. Owen Rand Kenan was a successful and prosperous planter; he and Sarah had four children, three sons that served in the Civil War and a daughter Annie. His wife Sarah died in 1871 and Owen died in March 1887; both he and Sarah's grave stones are located at the present day Liberty Hall Restoration. At Owen's death his unmarried daughter Annie Kenan became Mistress of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenan, Owen Rand 1804 births 1887 deaths Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives People from Kenansville, North Carolina 19th-century American politicians

Owen Owen may refer to: Origin: The name Owen is of Irish and Welsh origin. Its meanings range from noble, youthful, and well-born. Gender: Owen is historically the masculine form of the name. Popular feminine variations include Eowyn and Owena. ...

19th-century American businesspeople