Alfred Owen
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Sir Alfred George Beech Owen(1909–1975) was the son of Alfred Ernest Owen, who in 1910 became the sole-proprietor of the British engineering company Rubery Owen
& Co.
He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
and after the death of his father in 1929 he became, jointly with his brother, managing director of the Rubery Owen Group.
He was knighted in 1961.
Sir Alfred was a lay preacher for much of his life, and was also proprietor of the BRM
motor racing team from the early-1950s to 1974.
In 1923, his father bought the New Hall Manor
estate in Sutton Coldfield
. New Hall remained the Owen family home until his death in 1975.
Sir Alfred was prominent in the local affairs of his home town serving as a Councillor
(1937–1974) and Mayor (1951)
Rubery Owen
Rubery Owen is a British engineering company which was founded in 1884 in Darlaston, West Midlands.-History:In 1884 the company was started by John Tunner Rubery and his two brothers , as an ironworks manufacturing gates and fences...
& Co.
He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
and after the death of his father in 1929 he became, jointly with his brother, managing director of the Rubery Owen Group.
He was knighted in 1961.
Sir Alfred was a lay preacher for much of his life, and was also proprietor of the BRM
British Racing Motors
British Racing Motors was a British Formula One motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grands Prix and winning 17. In 1962, BRM won the Constructors' Title. At the same time, its driver, Graham Hill became World Champion...
motor racing team from the early-1950s to 1974.
In 1923, his father bought the New Hall Manor
New Hall Manor
New Hall Manor is a medieval manor house, now used as a hotel, located in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England.It is claimed to be one of the oldest inhabited moated houses in Britain, dating from the 13th century when the Earl of Warwick built a hunting lodge on the site...
estate in Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
. New Hall remained the Owen family home until his death in 1975.
Sir Alfred was prominent in the local affairs of his home town serving as a Councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
(1937–1974) and Mayor (1951)