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