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When was Robert Owen a US congressman?
Robert Dale Owen was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1842. He served from 1843 to 1847 in the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses.
Where was Robert Owen a US congressman?
Robert Dale Owen first served in the Indiana government until he was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Question: What did he do during his time in congress?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Robert Owen do during his time in US congress?