John Powell Royall (June 2, 1874 – August 14, 1945) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the state's 3rd district from 1912 to 1920. He was selected as the Republican nominee for

Lieutenant Governor of Virginia The lieutenant governor of Virginia is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The lieutenant governor is elected every four years along with the governor and attorney general. The office is currently held by Winsome Earle S ...

in 1933 and Governor of Virginia in

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, losing both times in the general election to former state delegate James Hubert Price. Royall's wife, Jennie McDonald Bowen came from a prominent Southwest Virginia political family. Her paternal grandfather, Rees Tate Bowen, and uncle, Henry Bowen, both served in the United States House of Representatives.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Royall, J. Powell 1874 births 1945 deaths Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Republican Party Virginia state senators Washington and Lee University alumni Politicians from Danville, Virginia 20th-century American politicians