Henry Absalom Powell (April 6, 1855 – April 15, 1930) was a

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lawyer and politician. Born in

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, the son of Edmund Powell, Powell was educated at Kent County Grammar School and at Mount Allison University where he graduated in 1875. He was called to the Bar of New Brunswick in 1880 and was appointed

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in 1894. Powell practised law in Sackville and Saint John. He was also professor of law at King's College in

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. He was elected to the

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in the general elections of 1890, but resigned after the election was protested. He was re-elected, and again, in 1891, after being unseated. He was re-elected in

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and resigned in August 1895 when he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of

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. A

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, he was re-elected in

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. He was defeated in

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, and

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. He was a member of the Board of Governors of Mount Allison University. He was appointed to the International Joint Commission in 1911 and served until 1928. In 1878, he married Allie Payson. Powell died in Saint John at the age of 75.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Henry 1855 births 1930 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Mount Allison University alumni Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs Canadian King's Counsel