William Fitzwilliam Owen
Title
William Fitzwilliam Owen
Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen
William Fitz William Owen
W.F. Owen
Type
Individual
Product Areas
Surveying
Activities
Designing
Timeline
- 1774, Sept. – Born in Manchester, UK. (Cornell)
- 1804, Mar. – Appointed Commander of the (Cornell)
- 1815 – Appointed to a surveying job in Upper and Lower Canada. (Cornell)
- 1822 – Appointed to a surveying job along the east coast of Africa. (Cornell)
- 1822 – Designed a Quadruple Sextant that was manufactured by Thomas Jones (London, UK). (“Owen’s Quadruple Sextant”)
- 1829 – Appointed to a South American position. (Cornell)
- 1830 – Designed a Double Reflecting Circle, which was manufactured in London. (“Double Reflecting Circle”)
- 1834 – Semi-retires from the Navy and settles on Campbello Island, New Brunswick, which had been granted to his father, Captain William Owen, in 1767. (Cornell)
- 1837 – Elected as representative for Charlotte County to the New Brunswick House of Assembly. (Cornell)
- 1842 – Begins survey of the Bay of Fundy for the British Admiralty. (Cornell)
- 1855, Feb. – Pensioned from the British Navy. (Cornell)
- 1857 – Dies. (Cornell)
- 1804, Mar. – Appointed Commander of the (Cornell)
- 1815 – Appointed to a surveying job in Upper and Lower Canada. (Cornell)
- 1822 – Appointed to a surveying job along the east coast of Africa. (Cornell)
- 1822 – Designed a Quadruple Sextant that was manufactured by Thomas Jones (London, UK). (“Owen’s Quadruple Sextant”)
- 1829 – Appointed to a South American position. (Cornell)
- 1830 – Designed a Double Reflecting Circle, which was manufactured in London. (“Double Reflecting Circle”)
- 1834 – Semi-retires from the Navy and settles on Campbello Island, New Brunswick, which had been granted to his father, Captain William Owen, in 1767. (Cornell)
- 1837 – Elected as representative for Charlotte County to the New Brunswick House of Assembly. (Cornell)
- 1842 – Begins survey of the Bay of Fundy for the British Admiralty. (Cornell)
- 1855, Feb. – Pensioned from the British Navy. (Cornell)
- 1857 – Dies. (Cornell)
Sources
Cornell, Paul G. “William Fitz William Owen” Dictionary of Canadian Biography VIII (1851-1860) (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/owen_william_fitz_william_8E.html) [14-08-24]
“Double Reflecting Circle Designed by Capt. W.F. Owen, London, c. 1830” Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. Inventory No. 24372 (https://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/collections/imu-search-page-simple/record-details/?TitInventoryNo=24372&querytype=field&thumbnails=on) [14-08-24]
“Narratives – Instruments designed by Captain W.F. Owen” HSM Collections Database, Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, UK. (https://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/collections/imu-search-page-simple/narratives/?irn=2818&index=0) [14-08-24]
Jones, Thomas “Owen’s Quadruple Sextant” (1822) Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. Inventory No. 47013 (https://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/collections/imu-search-page-simple/record-details/?TitInventoryNo=47013&querytype=field&thumbnails=on) [14-08-24]
“Double Reflecting Circle Designed by Capt. W.F. Owen, London, c. 1830” Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. Inventory No. 24372 (https://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/collections/imu-search-page-simple/record-details/?TitInventoryNo=24372&querytype=field&thumbnails=on) [14-08-24]
“Narratives – Instruments designed by Captain W.F. Owen” HSM Collections Database, Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, UK. (https://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/collections/imu-search-page-simple/narratives/?irn=2818&index=0) [14-08-24]
Jones, Thomas “Owen’s Quadruple Sextant” (1822) Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. Inventory No. 47013 (https://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/collections/imu-search-page-simple/record-details/?TitInventoryNo=47013&querytype=field&thumbnails=on) [14-08-24]
Collection
Citation
“William Fitzwilliam Owen,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed December 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2422.
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