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(1801–77). Son of R. Owen*; soc. reformer; b. Glasgow, Scot.; educ. Hofwyl, Switz.; to Am. with his father 1825; taught school New Harmony, Indiana; mem. Indiana legislature; Democrat mem. US House of Representatives 1843–47. Ed. New Harmony Gazette at New Harmony, Indiana, and Free Enquirer (the New Harmony Gazette renamed) in New York Other works include The Policy of Emancipation; The Wrong of Slavery, the Right of Emancipation, and the Future of the African Race in the United States.