Bill Owens (Massachusetts politician)

William Owens (July 6, 1937 – January 22, 2022) was an American politician and businessman. He was the first Black state senator in the Massachusetts State Senate. Owens was born in Demopolis, Alabama. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 until 1974. He was a Democrat. He was in the state senate from 1975 to 1982 and from 1989 to 1992.State Library of Massachusetts-Bill Owens papers (1989-1992)-biographical Sketch'Public Officials of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1991-1992,' Massachusetts General Court: 1991, Biographical Sketch of Bill Owens, pg. 70

Owens died on January 22, 2022 from COVID-19 in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 84."Bill Owens, first Black state senator in Massachusetts, dies at 84"

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