Daniel Owen (1732 – October 21, 1812) was a politician and judge in the state of Rhode Island.
[1] Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Owen was the son of Thomas Owen, who had been a deputy of the general assembly of Rhode Island in 1770, and assistant deputy to Governor Stephen Hopkins.
[2] According to The National Cyclopedia of American Biography: He was a deputy to the general assembly in 1775–76; was a member and president of the convention which met at Newport in May, 1790, and adopted the constitution of the United States, and held several other important positions of honor and trust, among them being that of chief justice of the state of Rhode Island (1791–95).
[2]Owen's children included daughter Amey; she was the wife of first William Gadcomb, and then Asa Aldis, who served as chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.
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