Modern English biography

POWELL, THOMAS. _b._ London 3 Sept. 1809; a playwright and literary man in London; went to U.S. of America 1849; the first editor of Frank Leslie’s Weekly 1855, and of Frank Leslie’s Ladies’ Magazine 1857; wrote several plays produced in New York and London; author of The living authors in Great Britain 1849; Living authors in America 1850; Pictures of the living authors of Great Britain 1851. _d._ Newark, New Jersey 13 Jany. 1887. POWELL, THOMAS SIDNEY. Ensign on half pay 13 May 1826; captain 6 foot 23 Jany. 1839; major 57 foot 26 Sept. 1848, placed on h.p. 9 Feb. 1855; lieut. colonel 53 foot 6 April 1855 to death; C.B. 4 Feb. 1856; _killed_ in action at Burdee, near Allahabad 1 Nov. 1857. POWELL, WALTER. _b._ 1780; 2 lieut. R.M. 31 Jany. 1800, colonel commandant 1 May 1849, retired on full pay 3 Nov. 1851; M.G. 20 June 1855. _d._ Burlington st. Bath 5 June 1858. POWELL, WALTER (son of a merchant). _b._ Tottenham, Middlesex May 1822; taken to Tasmania 1823; a clerk at Launceston 1834; clerk to an auctioneer Melbourne 1845–8; went to England 1848, 1856, 1860; conducted a business in the hardware line Melbourne 1849 to death; purchased land on the discovery of the gold fields; connected with the Wesleyan church and many charities; partner with Henry Reed, Australian merchant 6 Broad st. buildings, London 1 Jany. 1861 to death. _d._ 79 Lancaster gate, London 21 Jany. 1868. _bur._ Marylebone cemet. Finchley. _B. Gregory’s Thorough man of business, W. Powell_ (1871) _portrait_. POWELL, WALTER (youngest son of Thomas Powell). _b._ The Gaer, Newport, Monmouth 17 April 1842; educ. Rugby 1858; a colliery proprietor; M.P. Malmesbury 17 Nov. 1868 to death; resided Dunestay house, near Chippenham; while in the balloon Saladin alone, was carried out to sea from Bridport and not again heard of 10 Dec. 1881, a reward of £200 offered for his recovery. _Times 13 Dec. 1881 pp._ 6, 9; _Graphic xxiv_ 633 (1881) _portrait_; _I.L.N. lxxix_ 616 (1881) _portrait_. POWELL, WALTER RICE HOWELL (1 son of Walter Rice Howell of Haverfordwest). _b._ 4 April 1819; matric. from Ch. Ch. Oxf. 19 Oct. 1837; sheriff of Carmarthen 1849; M.P. Carmarthenshire 1880–5; M.P. western division of Carmarthenshire 1885 to death; master of fox hounds from 1839; purchased Osbaldeston’s Vanguard and Mayfly, a Welsh hound, the founders of his pack; owner of many steeplechase horses; established the United counties friendly benefit soc. and the Farmers’ benefit soc. at Llanboidy. _d._ Maesgwynne, near Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire 25 June 1889. _Baily’s Mag. Aug. 1883 pp._ 63–4 _portrait_; _Times 27 June 1889 p._ 11. POWELL, WILLIAM. _b._ 1814; a Welsh Calvinistic methodist; began to preach 1834, ordained 1837; minister at Pembroke, retired 1893; moderator of the general assembly; a well known preacher. _d._ Pembroke 12 Aug. 1894. POWELL, WILLIAM EDWARD (elder son of Thomas Powell of Nanteos, Cardiganshire, _d._ 1797). _b._ 16 Feb. 1788; matric. from Ch. Ch. Oxf. 20 Oct. 1804; M.P. Cardiganshire 1816–54, having never had a competitor for his seat; lord lieut. of Cardiganshire 26 Oct. 1816 to death; colonel of Cardiganshire militia 15 Dec. 1823 to death; resided Nanteos house, near Aberystwith. _d._ 7 Hyde park terrace, London 10 April 1854. _G.M. xli_ 648 (1854). POWELL, WILLIAM THOMAS ROWLAND (eld. son of the preceding). _b._ Swansea 4 Aug. 1815; educ. Westminster 1830; ensign 37 foot 1 June 1832, captain 6 April 1838, sold out 1 March 1839; M.P. co. Cardigan 7 May 1859 to 6 July 1865; lieut. col. royal Cardigan militia 25 March 1854, resigned 5 May 1865. _d._ Norwood, Surrey 13 May 1878. POWER, SIR ALFRED (6 son of John Power, M.D. of Lichfield). _b._ Market Bosworth 1 Feb. 1805; educ. Repton sch. 1818, and Clare hall, Camb., scholar 1822, Batty university scholar 1823, second in 1 class of classical tripos; fellow of Downing coll. 1826–36, hon. fellow 1885; B.A. 1826, M.A. 1829; barrister M.T. 12 Feb. 1830, went midland circuit; factory commissioner 1833; assist. poor law commissioner in England 1834–43, in Ireland 1843; chief comr. of Irish poor laws 1849–73; V.P. of local government board of Ireland 1874, retired on pension of £1,333, 1 March 1879; C.B. 5 Aug. 1871, K.C.B. 27 March 1873; author of A political catechism 1853; Sanitary rhymes, personal precautions against cholera and all kinds of fever 1871. _d._ 35 Raglan road, Dublin 7 June 1888. _New Monthly Mag. cxviii_ 391, 408 (1880) _portrait_; _Law Journal lxxxvi_ 184 (1888); _The Biograph March and April 1882 pp._ 229–32; _Times 12 June 1888 p._ 5. POWER, DAVID. _b._ 1817; barrister L.I. and M.T. 1 May 1840; leading counsel of the Norfolk circuit; recorder of Ipswich Nov. 1848, resigned June 1861; Q.C. April 1858, bencher of M.T. 1858 to death; author of The act for registration of voters 1843; The law of qualification and registration of parliamentary electors 1847; Power’s Illustrated hand-book for Gloucester 1848, 2 ed. 1862; with H. Rodwell and E. L. Dew Reports of the decisions of the house of commons in the trial of controverted elections