Llewellyn Powers (October 14, 1836 – July 28, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Maine and the 44th Governor of Maine.
Llewellyn Powers | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Harris M. Plaisted |
| Succeeded by | George W. Ladd |
| In office April 8, 1901 – July 28, 1908 | |
| Preceded by | Charles A. Boutelle |
| Succeeded by | Frank E. Guernsey |
| 44th Governor of Maine | |
| In office January 2, 1897 – January 2, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Henry B. Cleaves |
| Succeeded by | John F. Hill |
| Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| In office 1895–1896 | |
| Preceded by | Albert R. Savage |
| Succeeded by | Seth L. Larrabee |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| In office 1873-1876 1883 1892 1895 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 14, 1836 Pittsfield, Maine, US |
| Died | July 28, 1908 (aged 71) Houlton, Maine, US |
| Resting place | West Pittsfield Cemetery, near Pittsfield, Maine |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Colby College |
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Biography
editBorn in Pittsfield, Maine, Powers attended the common schools of Pittsfield and St. Albans Academy. He graduated from the Colburn Classical Institute. He attended Colby University in Waterville, Maine, and graduated from the law department of Union University, Albany, New York, in 1860. He was admitted to the bar in Albany, New York, and Somerset, Maine, in 1860 and commenced practice in Houlton, Maine, in January 1861.
He served as prosecuting attorney for Aroostook County from 1864 to 1871. He also served as collector of customs for the district of Aroostook from 1868 to 1872. He served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives, 1873–1876, 1883, 1892, and 1895; during the last term, he served as speaker. While in the Maine House, his bill abolishing capital punishment was considered by the House in 1876 and passed by a vote of 75 to 68, making Maine the third state to abolish the death penalty.[1]
Powers was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress. He served as Governor of Maine from 1897 to 1901.
Powers was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles A. Boutelle. He was reelected to the Fifty-eighth, Fifty-ninth, and Sixtieth Congresses and served from April 8, 1901, until his death in Houlton, Maine, July 28, 1908.[2][3]
In December 1886, Powers married Martha Averill with whom he had five children.[4] He is buried in West Pittsfield Cemetery, near Pittsfield, Maine.
His brother, Frederick A. Powers, was attorney general of Maine and served on the Maine Supreme Court.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Governor Abolishes the Death Penalty in Maine | Albany Law School: A New York Law School". www.albanylaw.edu. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Congressman Powers Dies in Houlton, ME". The Boston Globe. Houlton, Maine. July 28, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 9, 1903. p. 44. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "History of Pittsfield: Llewellyn Powers". Pittsfield Historical Society. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
This article incorporates public domain material from Powers, Llewellyn. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.