Emmett M. Owen

Emmett Marshall Owen (October 19, 1877 – June 21, 1939) was an American politician, educator, farmer and lawyer.

[1] He graduated from the Gordon Institute in 1898 and from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens in 1900.

Emmett Marshall Owen died on June 21, 1939, in Washington, D.C., from a heart attack, while serving his fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.

On April 24, 1940, Rep. Marvin Jones of Texas and Rep. Milton A. Romjue of Missouri delivered memorial speeches before the House recounting the life and career of Representative Owen.

[2] As was the practice at the time, Owen's two children received a death benefit appropriation from the United States government of $5,000 each ($10,000 total).