William Frederick Powell (1826 Godfrey, J (1991
''Burn this Gossip: The True Story of George Benjamin of Belleville, Canada's First Jewish Member of Parliament''
p. 122 – 1889Gardiner, H
''Nothing but Names'' (1899)
p. 91) was a political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Carleton in the

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from 1854 to 1866 as a Conservative member. He was born in

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, the son of Colonel James Hamilton Powell, and had moved to

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by 1847. Powell was among those who lobbied for a Protestant hospital in Bytown.Ross, AH
''Ottawa : past and present'' (1927)
/ref> He served as reeve for

. In 1857, he married Rosanna Margaret Wallis. Powell also served as sheriff for

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''The Local Courts' and Municipal Gazette''
(1865) p. 16 and was captain of an infantry company at

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.Morgan, H
''The Canadian Parliamentary Companion'' (1864)
p. 78 Powell Avenue in

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area of

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was named after him. His brother John A.H. Powell served in the legislative assembly for Upper Canada.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, William F 1826 births 1889 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West People from Perth, Ontario Politicians from Ottawa