John Owen (North Carolina politician) Tags: Governor.John Owen (August 1787 – 9 October 1841) was the 24th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1828 to 1830.Owen was born in Bladen County North Carolina; he was the son of Thomas Owen a judge and member of the state legislature. birth date 1787-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 birth place Bladen County North Carolina death date 1841-10-09 death place Chatham County North Carolina order in office Governor of North Carolina, 24th party Democratic Party (United States) successor Montfort Stokes Learn more... Loading...