Alfred H. Powell

Alfred H. Powell (born March 6, 1781 in Loudoun County , Virginia , †  1831 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1825 and 1827 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Alfred Powell attended Princeton College after elementary school . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Winchester from 1800 . At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1812 and 1819 he was a member of the Virginia Senate . In the 1820s he joined the movement around President John Quincy Adams and became a member of the National Republican Party .

In the congressional election of 1824 Powell was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 17th  constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Jared Williams on March 4, 1825 . Until March 3, 1827 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . This was marked by the fierce discussions between supporters and opponents of the future President Andrew Jackson . Powell was one of Jackson's opponents.

In 1830, Alfred Powell served in a meeting to revise the Virginia Constitution. He died in 1831; the exact date of his death is not known.

Web links

• Alfred H. Powell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)