Wesley Powell (October 13, 1915January 6, 1981) was an American lawyer and
Republican
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politician from
Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
Hampton Falls (formerly the "Third Parish and Hampton Falls") is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,403 at the 2020 census.
History
The land of Hampton Falls was first settled by Europeans in 1638 ...
.
Powell was born in
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth is the most dens ...
,
New Hampshire
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. He attended schools in Portsmouth before graduating from the
University of New Hampshire
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. He received his law degree from the
Southern Methodist College of Law in 1940.
He served in the
U.S. Army Air Corps
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in
World War II
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and practiced law in
Manchester
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before his tenure as the 70th
governor of New Hampshire
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The governor is elected during the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along with bordering Verm ...
from 1959 to 1963.
Publications – A Guide to Likenesses of New Hampshire Officials and Governors on Public Display at the Legislative Office Building and the State House Concord, New Hampshire, to 1998
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Powell ran for renomination in 1962, he was defeated in the Primary by John Pillsbury who lost the general election to John W. King. Powell made unsuccessful bids for the governorship in 1964, and 1978, and The U. S. Senate in 1966 and 1972. Powell died of natural causes on January 6, 1981, at the age of 65.
Memorials
A street in Hampton Falls is named Governor Powell Drive.
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1915 births
1981 deaths
20th-century American politicians
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Republican Party governors of New Hampshire
Politicians from Manchester, New Hampshire
Military personnel from New Hampshire
Dedman School of Law alumni
University of New Hampshire alumni
New Hampshire lawyers
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