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Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
Owen Jones

Born: February 15, 1809
Died: April 19, 1874 (aged 65)
Bio: Owen Jones was an English-born Welsh architect. A versatile architect and designer, he was also one of the most influential design theorists of the nineteenth century.
Known for:
- The Grammar of Ornament (1856)
- The illuminated books of the middle ages (1844)
- Ornament and Design of the Alhambra
- Owen Jones' Chinese Ornament CD-ROM and Book