John Owen, Sheriff and Provincial Assemblyman •
• From Americans of Royal Descent:
John Owen married Hannah Maris, daughter of George Maris, who was a member of the Provincial Council. John Owen was High Sheriff for the County of Chester, October 4, 1729, and continued in that office almost continuously until 1751. When he was out of that, he was in the Provincial Assembly. He was collector of Excise for Chester 1733 - 1737. For many years he was one of the trustees of the Loan Office of Pennsylvania.
John Owen was the victim of the worst recorded assault on a sheriff in Chester County. While attempting to make an arrest, he was dosed with scalding broth and struck with a stone.
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