Samuel Leland Powers | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Charles F. Sprague |
| Succeeded by | John W. Weeks |
| Constituency | 11th district (1901–03) 12th district (1903–05) |
| President of the Newton, Massachusetts City Council | |
| Member of the Newton, Massachusetts City Council | |
| Delegate to the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention[1] | |
| In office June 6, 1917 – August 13, 1919 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1848-10-26)October 26, 1848 Cornish, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | 30 November 1929(1929-11-30) (aged 81) Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Eva C. Crowell[2] |
| Children | Leland Powers (born July 1, 1890)[2][3] |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Attorney[4] |
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| Image of Samuel Leland Powers fromMen of Progress: One Thousand Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional Life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts compl. by Richard Herndon and ed. by Edwin M. Bacon Published by New England Magazine, 1896. Page 912 | |
Samuel Leland Powers (October 26, 1848 – November 30, 1929) was aUnited States representative fromMassachusetts.
Powers was born inCornish, New Hampshire on October 26, 1848. He attendedKimball Union Academy and graduated fromDartmouth College in 1874. Powers studied law at theUniversity of the City of New York Law School, and also inWorcester, Massachusetts. He was admitted to the bar in Worcester County in November, 1875[4] and at that time commenced practice inBoston, and moved toNewton.[5]
Powers was a member of theNewton City Council, also serving as its president. Powers was elected as aRepublican to the Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905).[6] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904. He served as one of themanagers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1905 to conduct theimpeachment trial proceedings againstCharles Swayne, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
He then resumed the practice of law in Boston, became a trustee of Dartmouth College 1905-1915, was a member of the Massachusetts Board of Education in 1915-1919, served in the State militia for ten years. He was a member of theAncient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.
In 1916 the Massachusetts legislature and electorate approved a calling of a Constitutional Convention.[7] In May 1917, Powers was elected to serve as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, representing the Massachusetts Thirteenth Congressional District.[8]
Powers was a member of the University, Exchange, Newton and Atlantic Conference Clubs, among others and was the president of the Boston Art Club.[5] and was a trustee of the board of public control for the operation of the Boston Elevated Railway 1918-1928, serving as chairman 1923-1928.
Powers died in Newton on November 30, 1929. His interment was in Newton Cemetery in Newton Center.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 11th congressional district March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 12th congressional district March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President of the Newton, Massachusetts City Council – | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the Newton, Massachusetts City Council – | Succeeded by |
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