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Charles Berkeley Powell

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Charles Berkeley Powell
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
In office
March 1, 1898 – December 13, 1904
ConstituencyOttawa
Personal details
Born(1858-08-19)August 19, 1858
Port Dover, Canada West
Died1933
Political partyConservative

Charles Berkeley Powell (August 19, 1858 – 1933[1]) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented the riding of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to 1904 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Port Dover, the son of Colonel Walker Powell, and educated at Galt College and McGill University. He apprenticed as a machinist with the Grand Trunk Railway and became a mechanical engineer. Powell served on the city council for Ottawa. He became a partner in the lumber firm of Pattee and Perley. He married Helen Louise Pattee.

References

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  • Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1901, AJ Magurn
  1. ^ "Charles Berkeley Powell fonds". Library and Archives Canada.
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