Owen A. Galvin

Owen A. Galvin (1852–1897) was an American attorney and politician who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1887 to 1890 and was the Democratic Party nominee in the 1889 Boston mayoral election.

Early life Galvin was born on June 21, 1852, to Patrick and Mary (Hughes) Galvin. After attending Boston public schools, he studied law in the office of Charles F. Donnelly. He graduated from Boston University School of Law in 1876 and was admitted to the bar on February 29 of that year. On July 3, 1879, he married Jennie T. Sullivan. They would go on to have three sons, Stephen P. Galvin, Augustus H. Galvin, and Frederick S. Galvin.

Massachusetts General Court Galvin was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1881. He served on the House's committees on education and constitutional amendments.