Prentice, Owen (IL State Representative)

Born: 1802-XX-XX

Flourished: Shelbyville, Illinois

Prentice was one of the earliest merchants in Shelbyville, Illinois, and was also one of the earliest postmasters. A Democrat, he represented Shelby County in the Illinois House of Representatives for one term, 1840 to 1842.

History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois (Springfield, IL: Edwin A. Wilson, 1876), 580; Combined History of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, Illinois (Philadelphia, PA: Brink & McDonough, 1881), 151; John Clayton, comp., The Illinois Fact Book and Historical Almanac, 1673-1968 (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1970), 209; Theodore C. Pease, ed., Illinois Election Returns, 1818-1848, vol. 18 of Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library (Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1923), 342.