Sir Charles John Owens, CB (26 September 1845 – 17 January 1933) was a British railway manager.
Sir Charles John Owens, CB (26 September 1845 – 17 January 1933) was a British railway manager.
Charles John Owens was born on 26 September 1845. [1] Entering the service of the London and South Western Railway when he was 17, he rose to be its general manager from 1898 to 1912, and a director from 1912 to 1923. From 1923 to 1930 he was a director of the Southern Railway.
Owens was a member of the Commission of Lieutenancy of the City of London, a member of the Royal Commission on Imperial Free Trade, and the chairman of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Owens was knighted on 18 December 1902, [2] [3] and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1917.
He died at his home in Putney on 17 January 1933, and was buried at Putney Vale Cemetery. [1]
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