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{{Short description|American politician and historian}}
{{For|other politicians of this name|Tom Owen (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Tom Owen
|image =
|office = Member of [[Louisville Metro Council]]<br />from the 8th District
|term_start = January 2003
|term_end = January 2017
|predecessor = Constituency established
|successor = Brandon Coan
|office2 = President of the Louisville Metro Council
|term_start2 = 2010
|term_end2 = 2011
|predecessor2 = [[David W. Tandy]]
|successor2 = [[Jim King (Kentucky politician)|Jim King]]
|office3 = [[Louisville Board of Aldermen|Louisville Alderman]]
|term_start3 = 1990
|term_end3 = 1998
|predecessor3 =
|successor3 =
|birth_date =
|birth_place =
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
|spouse =
|children = 3
|alma_mater = [[Kentucky Wesleyan College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Methodist Theological School in Ohio]] ([[Bachelor of Divinity|BDiv]])<br />[[University of Kentucky]] ([[PhD]])
|profession = Professor
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'''Tom Owen''' is a historian and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], former [[Louisville Metro Council#Council President|Metro Council President]], and former councilman for District 8, a position he held from 2003 to 2017. Prior to that, he had served on the old [[Louisville Board of Aldermen|Board of Aldermen]] from 1990 to 1998. He is a full professor at the [[University of Louisville]], and has worked at the school since 1968. He holds a Ph.D. in American History from the [[University of Kentucky]], a Bachelor of Divinity from [[Methodist Theological School in Ohio]], and a Bachelor of Arts from [[Kentucky Wesleyan College]]. He and his wife, Phyllis, have a daughter, two sons and seven grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Tom Owen|url=http://louisvilleky.gov/government/metro-council-district-8/about-tom-owen|website=LouisvilleKy.gov|publisher=City of Louisville, Kentucky|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913110404/http://louisvilleky.gov/government/metro-council-district-8/about-tom-owen|archive-date=September 13, 2015|accessdate=May 11, 2024}}</ref>

He challenged eventual mayor [[David L. Armstrong]] in the 1998 Democratic mayoral primary.<ref>{{cite news|title=Inaugural day snapshots|publisher=Courier-Journal|date=January 6, 2003|last=Poynter|first=Chris}}</ref>

Owen grew up in the [[Parkland, Louisville|Parkland]] neighborhood and lives in the [[Tyler Park, Louisville|Tyler Park]] area. He was once a practicing Methodist minister. He is a local historian and activist, particularly with causes related to alternative transportation, and is known for advocating and practicing use of the bicycle for transportation and commuting. He also leads historic tours of Louisville landmarks, called ''Tom Owen's Louisville''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Election 2002; Metro Council District 8 Candidates|publisher=Courier-Journal|date=October 8, 2002|last=Elson|first=Martha}}</ref>

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