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OWEN, Robert Latham: Park near the Interior Dept in Washington, D.C.Robert Latham Owen was a United States Senator from Oklahoma. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on February 2, 1856. He attended private schools in Lynchburg and in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1877. Owen, who was of part-Cherokee descent through his mother, Narcissa Chisholm Owen, moved to Salina, Oklahoma, and taught school among the Cherokee Indians. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1880. He was a federal Indian agent for the Five Civilized Tribes 1885-1889, member of the Democratic National Committee 1892-1896, organized the First National Bank of Muskogee in 1890 and was its president for ten years. Source: WikipediaAddress: Virginia Ave & C St NW Nearest Metro: Farragut West (Orange - Blue) (dcMem ID #926) Sorry, no pictures. Sources & Links:
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