Stanley M. Powell was a Republican member of the

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and a delegate to the Michigan constitutional convention of 1962.

Early life

Born on July 7, 1898, to Herbert and Alice Powell in Ionia, Stanley was a lifelong farmer in

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Career

Powell served one term in the House (1931-1932) but was defeated for re-election in 1932. Three decades later, Powell was a delegate to the constitutional convention which drafted the Michigan Constitution. Shortly after the convention, Powell was again elected to the House and served 14 years. Powell was a member of the

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and the Farm Bureau as legislative counsel and public affairs director. He was president of the Michigan Good Roads Federation, a founder of the highway Users Conference, and president of the Michigan Good Roads Federation in 1957.Michigan Department of Transportation—Transportation Hall of Honor
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Personal life

Powell was a member of the

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, Delta Sigma Rho, and Alpha Zeta. Powell died on August 25, 1988, aged 90.Find a Grave Memorial
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Stanley M. 1898 births 1988 deaths People from Ionia, Michigan Farmers from Michigan Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Delegates to the 1961–1962 Michigan Constitutional Convention 20th-century American legislators