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Biography
Tom Owen was elected as one of the original members of the Louisville Metro Council in 2002. He was re-elected to a second full four year term in November of 2008. Previously, Councilman Owen served on the Louisville Board of Aldermen from 1990-1998. He served as Metro COuncil President during 2010.
He represents the neighborhoods of Cherokee Triangle, Part of the Original Highlands, Tyler Park, Bonnycastle, Deer Park, Highlands-Douglass, Belknap, Upper Highlands, Bowman, Alta Vista, Braeview, Denham-Drayton and the cities of Strathmoor manor, Strathmoor Village, Kingsley and Seneca Gardens.
He is currently Vice Chair of the Planning, Zoning and land Design Committee. He is also a member of the Public Work, Bridges and Transportation Committee.
Councilman Owen is a full professor at the University of Louisville, and has been a history instructor, archivist and community relations associate at U of L since 1968. He is well known as a local historian and is a frequent contributor to radio and television features. Owen conducts tours of local sights and is a speaker on state and local history. He is an elder at Highland Presbyterian Church.
He holds a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Kentucky; a master’s in history from U of L; a bachelor of divinity from Methodist Theological School in Ohio; and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kentucky Wesleyan. His hobbies include fixing up old houses, walking, recycling, promoting public transit, eating out, traveling and going to ball games and movies.
Councilman Owen has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Louisville Historical League; the Outstanding University of Louisville Employee Award; an honorary membership in the Kentucky Chapter of the American Institute of Architects; and recently a Patron Service Award at the University of Louisville Libraries.
He and his wife, Phyllis, have a daughter and two sons and four grandchildren.
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