Owings, Margaret Wentworth

LC control no.	n 98095475
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Owings, Margaret Wentworth *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Owings, Margaret, 1913-1999 Wentworth, Margaret H., 1913-1999 Millard, Margaret W., 1913-1999
Biography/History note	Margaret Wentworth Owings (April 24, 1913-January 21, 1999) was an author and wildlife conservationist; she founded the Friends of the Sea Otter, led successful campaigns to end bounty-hunting of mountain lions in California, and served on various conservation agencies.
Birth date	1913-04-24
Death date	1999-01-21
Place of birth	Berkeley (Calif.)
Place of death	Big Sur (Calif.)
Field of activity	Environmentalism
Affiliation	Friends of the Sea Otter
Profession or occupation	Conservationists Authors
Special note	Not to be confused with: Owings, Margaret, n 2003074749
Found in	Voice from the sea, 1998: CIP t.p. (Margaret Wentworth Owings) Margaret Wentworth Owings papers, 1913-1996, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Social Security death index, 1935-2014, search via Ancestry.com, Oct. 10, 2018 (Margaret W. Owings; birth: 24 April 1913; died: 21 Jan 1999) California birth index, 1905-1995, search via Ancestry.com, Oct. 10, 2018 (Margaret H. Wentworth; birth: 24 April 1913) California marriage index, 1949-1959, search via Ancestry.com, Oct. 11, 2018 (Margaret W. Millard; spouse name: Nathaniel Owings; date [of marriage]: 30 Dec 1953) SF Gate, January 25, 1999, sec. Obituaries, viewed online Oct. 11, 2018 (Margaret Owings; Margaret Wentworth Owings; author and wildlife advocate; born 1913 in Berkeley; died Thursday [Jan. 21 ,1999] at age 85 in Big Sur; president of Friends of the Sea Otter, 1968-early 1990s; California state parks commissioner, 1963-1969; leader in many environmental groups) <https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Margaret-Owings-2950887.php>
Associated language	eng