Boswell, H. James, American Blue Book Western Washington, Seattle, Lowman and
Hanford Co., 1922. p. 45.

FRANK C. OWINGS, of Olympia, is a lawyer who serves a representative
clientele, and whose success in practice has been pronounced.  Mr. Owings was
born in Texas in 1872.  He was educated in both public and private schools,
while his legal training was had in Harvard.  Mr. Owings came to Olympia in
1897. He was admitted to the bar in Washington in 1894.  From 1900 to 1903 Mr.
Owings was prosecuting attorney of Thurston County, and established a record
that has never, as yet, been surpassed.  His splendid record as a prosecutor
firmly established his rating as a most capable lawyer.  In trial he is calm.
dignified, unassuming and reserved.  At the same time no move from the side of
the opposition escapes his attention.  He strongly disapproves any effort to
obscure the justice of a case by resort to technicalities.  He believes in
trying all litigation without attempt to excite sumpathy either from the court
or jury.  Mr. Owings is a capable and convincing speaker, and a man of much
energy, patience and perseverence.  His arguments are meaty and forceful.  His
deductions are sound, his points of law well taken, while in every other way
he exercises splendid judgement.  It was in 1890 that Mr. Owings married Miss
Mary Hayes, and the couple have one child, a daughter, nineteen.  He is a
member of the university club, of Tacoma: city and state bar associations,
and is president of the local bar association.

Submitted by: Judy Bivens

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