Henry Powell (December 7, 1838 – April 9, 1902) was an American politician. Born in

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, he moved to

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, Wisconsin Territory in 1845 and then

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in 1865. He served in the

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during the

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. He served as justice of the peace, in town government, and on the

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Board of Supervisors and the chairman of the board. He served in

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in 1887 as a Republican. He died in Mazomanie, Wisconsin.''Wisconsin Blue Book'', 1887, Biographical Sketch of Henry Powell, p. 495.

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* 1838 births 1902 deaths People from Mazomanie, Wisconsin People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War English emigrants to the United States County supervisors in Wisconsin People from Columbia County, Wisconsin 19th-century American legislators Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century Wisconsin politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1820s-stub