Darryl Owens
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Darryl T. Owens (November 10, 1937 – January 4, 2022) was an American politician who was a Democratic Party member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 43 from 2005 to 2019. Owens retired from the House in 2018.[1] He died on January 4, 2022, at the age of 84.[2]
Early life and education
Owens was born in 1937 in Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated from Central High School in Louisville and earned a bachelor's degree from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio.[3] Owen earned a juris doctor degree from Howard University Law School in 1962.[3]
Career
Legal
Starting in 1965, Owen practiced civil and criminal law in Louisville. From 1965 to 1969, he served as the first African American assistant prosecutor of Louisville police court, and he was the first African American in Kentucky to hold the position of Assistant Attorney General.[3] Owens also served on the Jefferson County Fiscal Court. He also served as a Jefferson County commissioner. He was also the first African American to serve on the fiscal court and county commission in Kentucky.[4]
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External links
- Representative Darryl Owens official Kentucky Legislature site (archived)
- Darryl Owens official constituency site
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- 1937 births
- 2022 deaths
- Central High School (Louisville, Kentucky) alumni
- Central State University alumni
- Howard University alumni
- African-American state legislators in Kentucky
- Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- County commissioners in Kentucky
- Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky
- Lawyers from Louisville, Kentucky
- 21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly
- 21st-century African-American politicians