Michael_Powell_(Massachusetts_politician)

Michael Powell (Massachusetts politician)

Michael Powell (Massachusetts politician)

American politician

This article is about the colonial American politician. For other uses, see Michael Powell (disambiguation).
This article is about the Massachusetts politician. For the Louisiana politician, see Michael Powell (Louisiana politician).

Michael Powell represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court in 1641 and 1648.[1][2] His daughter, Sarah, married Timothy Dwight.[1][2] He was also town clerk for a total of four years, having first been elected in 1643.[3] He was a selectman for four years, beginning in 1641.[4] He was the first tavern owner in Dedham.[5]

Powell later moved to Boston and taught, without being ordained, at Second Church, Boston prior to Increase Mather.[2][5]

References

  1. [1]
    Goodwin 1982, p. 40.
  2. [2]
    Dwight 1874, p. 103.
  3. [3]
    Worthington 1827, p. 79.
  4. [4]
    Worthington 1827, p. 79-81.
  5. [5]
    Hanson, Bob. "The Inn Thing: Taverns of Dedham" (PDF). Dedham Historical Society News-Letter (March 2005): 2–4.

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