Sir Hugh Owen, 2nd Baronet (1645–1698) was a Welsh politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1676 and 1695. Owen was the son of Sir Hugh Owen, 1st Baronet of Orielton, Pembrokeshire and his second wife Catharine LLoyd, daughter of Sir Evan Lloyd, of Yale, Denbighshire. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 7 December 1660, aged 15. In 1670, he succeeded to the

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on the death of his father. He was admitted to

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in 1672.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 2'' 1900
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for Pembroke in a by-election to the Cavalier Parliament. He was elected MP for Pembrokeshire in the two elections of 1679 and in 1681. In 1688 he was appointed Sheriff of Anglesey, but did not act. He was elected MP for Pembrokeshire again in 1689. Owen died at the age of about 54 in Bristol, where there is a monument to him in the church of St Augustine. Owen had married firstly, his second cousin Anne Owen, daughter and heiress of his paternal uncle, Henry Owen, of Bodowen, with whom he had eight sons and five daughters. He married secondly Catharine Anwyl, widow of Lewis Anwyll of Park and daughter. of William Griffith of Len, but had no issue by her. He was succeeded by his son Arthur.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Owen, Hugh 1645 births 1699 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales High Sheriffs of Pembrokeshire Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1661–1679 English MPs 1679 English MPs 1680–1681 English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1690–1695