E. Henry Powell

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E. Henry Powell

E. Henry Powell (born September 3, 1839 in Richford , Vermont , † May 4, 1911 in Burlington , Vermont) was an American veteran of the Civil War , lawyer and politician who was State Auditor of Vermont from 1878 to 1892 .

Life

Edward Henry Powell was born in Richford, Vermont. He attended the school in Richford, then the Potsdam Academy in New York and the New Hampton School in Fairfax . After this training, Powell worked as a teacher while continuing to attend school.

In 1860 Powell began studying at the University of Vermont , which he pursued until the beginning of the Civil War. When the war broke out, he was drafted into the 10th Vermont Infantry Regiment as a private . This was followed by a promotion to first sergeant. In 1863 he passed a selection process and was nominated by a promotion committee as an officer in the United States Colored Troops . He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the 10th United States Colored Troops and served in that unit until the end of the war. After the Civil War ended in 1865, the 10th United States Colored Troops continued to serve in Texas as part of another brigade, and Powell acted as a brigade commander there.

After his retirement, Powell returned to Vermont, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1866.

A member of the Republican Party , Powell served as a federal customs inspector for Franklin County from 1866 to 1869 . Then from 1872 to 1874 he was District Attorney for Franklin County. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1874 to 1876 and a member of the Vermont Senate from 1878 to 1880.

In 1878 Powell was elected a State Auditor. He held this office until 1892.

Powell was a founding member of the Richford Savings Bank & Trust Company in 1874 and was its president.

He moved to Burlington, Vermont in 1892 when he accepted the position of treasurer at the University of Vermont. In 1892 he was also elected to the Board of Directors of the Burlington Trust Company.

E. Henry Powell's first marriage was to Ellen G. Rowell. This connection resulted in two children: Blanche Powell, who married William A. Spring, a dentist from Dresden , and Max Leon Powell, later President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate. After the death of his wife Ellen, he married Georgiana Reed Bailey, the widow of George W. Bailey , Vermont Secretary of State, who died in office . From this marriage the children Thomas Reed Powell and Gertrude Reed Powell were born.

Powell died in Burlington on May 4, 1911. His grave is in Burlington Lakeview Cemetery.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Vermont , edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich, 1891, p. 241
  2. ^ E. Henry Powell: An Appreciation, a Tribute, and a Memorial, by Max Leon Powell, 1938, p. 18
  3. ^ A History of the Tenth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers , by Edwin Mortimer Haynes, 1894, pp. 78-80
  4. ^ Joint Rules, Rules and Orders of the Senate and House of Representatives , issued by the Vermont Secretary of State, 1882, page 111
  5. ^ Vermont Legislative Directory, edited by the Vermont Secretary of State, 1884, 31
  6. ^ Joint Rules, Rules and Orders of the Senate and House of Representatives , published by the Vermont Secretary of State, 1878, p. 112
  7. ^ Who's Who in New England , by Albert Nelson Marquis, Volume 1, 1909, p. 757
  8. ^ Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont , edited by Hiram Carleton, 1903, p. 308
  9. ^ Magazine article, Twentieth Century Burlington , by Charles S. Forbes, The Vermonter magazine, Issue 5, Number 11, 1898, p. 214
  10. ^ University of Vermont Notes, edited by the University, Issue 6-10, 1911, p. 158
  11. ^ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Edward Henry Powell, accessed November 24, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Powell, E. Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Powell, Edward Henry; Powell, EH
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician, State Auditor from Vermont
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Richford , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH May 4, 1911
Place of death Burlington , Vermont