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Paulus Powell

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American politician

Paulus Powell

Member of theVirginia House of Delegates fromAmherst County
In office 1863–1865 Alongside Henry E. Smith
In office 1843–1847
Preceded by	James Powell
Succeeded by	William Dillard
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's6th district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by	John Caskie
Succeeded by	Shelton Leake
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's5th district
In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	William L. Goggin
Succeeded by	Thomas S. Bocock

Personal details
Born	1809 Amherst County, Virginia
Died	June 10, 1874 (aged 64–65) Amherst, Virginia
Resting place	"Kenmore," Amherst, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Planter, lawyer, judge

Paulus Powell (1809 – June 10, 1874) was a nineteenth-century politician fromVirginia.

Biography

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Born inAmherst County, Virginia, Powell attended private schools as a child and went on to attendAmherst College. He held several local offices and was a member of theVirginia House of Delegates from 1843 to 1849. He was elected aDemocrat to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1848, serving from 1849 to 1859. After being unsuccessful for reelection in 1858, he returned to the House of Delegates in 1863 and 1864. Powell died inAmherst, Virginia, on June 10, 1874, and was interred in the family cemetery on his brother-in-law's estate called "Kenmore" nearAmherst.

Electoral history

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1849; Powell was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 50.87% of the vote, defeating Whig William Leftwich Goggin.
1851; Powell was re-elected with 51.46% of the vote, defeating Whig Goggin.
1853; Powell was re-elected with 52.49% of the vote, defeating Whig Alexander Mosely.
1855; Powell was re-elected with 56.68% of the vote, defeating an American identified only as Ligon.
1857; Powell was re-elected unopposed.
1859; Powell lost his bid for re-election.

External links

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United States Congress."Paulus Powell (id: P000483)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by William L. Goggin	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 5th congressional district March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	Succeeded by Thomas S. Bocock
Preceded by John Caskie	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 6th congressional district March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859	Succeeded by Shelton Leake

United States Congress."Paulus Powell (id: P000483)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 5th congressional district
Madison Hancock Trigg Lewis Moore Wilson Breckinridge Floyd Randolph Crump Randolph T. Bouldin Randolph T. Bouldin J. Bouldin Hill Hubard Gilmer Goggin Leake Goggin Powell Bocock Ridgway Duke Davis Thomas Cabell Brown Lester Swanson Saunders James Hooker Whitehead Burch Stanley Tuck Daniel Payne Goode Perriello Hurt Garrett Riggleman Good

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 6th congressional district
I. Coles Venable I. Coles Clay Trigg Sheffey Smyth G. Tucker Davenport W. Coles Jones Seddon Botts Seddon Caskie Powell Leake Milnes Harris Whitehead J. Tucker Daniel Hopkins Edmunds Otey Glass Woods Woodrum Almond Burton Poff Butler Olin Goodlatte Cline

Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	United States
People	US Congress
Other	SNAC

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