John Ambrose Hume Powell (?? – July 20, 1843) was a political figure in

Upper Canada The Province of Upper Canada (french: link=no, province du Haut-Canada) was a part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the ...

. He was born in

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and came to

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in Upper Canada with his family. His father, Colonel James Powell, was superintendent of the military settlement at Perth and the first sheriff in the

Bathurst District The Bathurst District was a historic district in Upper Canada. It was created in 1822 from the Johnstown District. Containing Carleton County, it existed until 1849. The district town was Perth. History In 1824, Lanark County was created from par ...

. John served as captain in the local militia. In 1834, he was named sheriff in the Bathurst District when his father returned to Ireland. He was elected to the

13th Parliament of Upper Canada The 13th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 8 November 1836. Elections in Upper Canada had been held 20 June 1836. All sessions were held at Toronto. The House of Assembly had five sessions 8 November 1836 to 10 February 1840.Archives of On ...

for Lanark in 1836. He died in Perth in 1843. His brother William F. Powell later served in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada.

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*''Becoming Prominent: Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791-1841'', J.K. Johnson (1989) 1843 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada 19th-century Canadian politicians Year of birth missing {{UpperCanada-politician-stub