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William Owsley (1782 – December 1862) was an American politician and jurist. He was born in Virginia and taken to Kentucky by his father in 1783, where he became a lawyer and a member of the state legislature. Owsley served as a Judge of the Kentucky Supreme Court from 1812 to 1828, and was elected Governor in 1844, serving two terms. He died in Danville, Kentucky.
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