William Fitzwilliam Owen
Title
William Fitzwilliam Owen
Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen
William Fitz William Owen
W.F. Owen
Type
Individual
Coverage
London, United Kingdom
Upper Canada
Campobello Island, NB
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]
Citation
“William Fitzwilliam Owen,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2422.