 |
History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaRobert Dale OWEN
(1801-1877)
OWEN, Robert Dale, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Glasgow, Scotland, November 7,
1801; studied under private teachers and attended the Emanuel von
Fellenberg School at Hofwyl, near Berne, Switzerland, 1820-1823;
immigrated to the United States in 1825 with his parents, who
settled in Posey County, Ind.; aided his father in the
establishment of the social community of New Harmony, Ind., and on
the failure of that project he returned to Europe for further
study; returned to the United States in 1827 and became a citizen;
was the founder and editor of the Free Enquirer, published in New
York, 1828-1832; returned to New Harmony in 1832; member of the
State house of representatives 1835-1838; unsuccessful candidate
for election in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress and in 1840 to
the Twenty-seventh Congress; elected as a Democrat to the
Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843-March 3,
1847); chairman, Committee on Roads and Canals (Twenty-eighth
Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846 to the
Thirtieth Congress; member of the State constitutional convention
in 1850; member of the State house of representatives in 1851;
appointed by President Franklin Pierce as Chargé
d’Affaires to the Two Sicilies May 24, 1853, and Minister
Resident June 29, 1854, serving until September 20, 1858; devoted
the remainder of his life to writing on social problems; died at
his summer home “Cosy Cove,” at Crosbyside, on Lake
George, N.Y., June 24, 1877; interment in the Village Cemetery at
Lake George, Warren County, N.Y.
Bibliography
Elliott, Josephine M., ed. Robert Dale Owen’s Travel
Journal, 1827. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1977;
Leopold, Richard William. Robert Dale Owen: A Biography.
Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1940. Reprint, New
York: Octagon Books, 1969; Pancoast, Elinor, and Anne E. Lincoln.
The Incorrigible Idealist: Robert Dale Owen in America.
Bloomington, Ind.: Principia Press, 1940.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Related Links
|
24 X 7
Private Tutor
|
24 x 7 Tutor Availability |
|
|
Unlimited Online Tutoring |
|
|
1-on-1 Tutoring |
|
