Samuel Leland Powers | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Charles F. Sprague |
| Succeeded by | John W. Weeks |
| Constituency | 11th district (1901–03) 12th district (1903–05) |
| President of the Newton, Massachusetts City Council | |
| Member of the Newton, Massachusetts City Council | |
| Delegate to the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention[1] | |
| In office June 6, 1917 – August 13, 1919 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1848 Cornish, New Hampshire |
| Died | 30 November 1929 (aged 81) Newton, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Eva C. Crowell[2] |
| Children | Leland Powers (born July 1, 1890)[2][3] |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Attorney[4] |
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| Image of Samuel Leland Powers from Men of Progress: One Thousand Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional Life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts compl. by Richard Herndon and ed. by Edwin M. Bacon Published by New England Magazine, 1896. Page 912 | |
Samuel Leland Powers (October 26, 1848 – November 30, 1929) was a United States representative from Massachusetts.
- ^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1919), A Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, Boston, Stoughton, MA: A. M. (Arthur Milnor) Bridgman, p. 85
- ^ a b Eliot, Samuel Atkins (1909), Biographical History of Massachusetts: Biographies and Autobiographies of the Leading Men in the State, vol. 1, Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Biographical Society (Printed by The Plimpton Press, Norwood, MA
- ^ Bacon, Edwin M. (1892), Boston of To-Day: A Glance at Its History and Characteristics, Boston, Ma: Post Publishing Company, p. 356
- ^ Bacon, Edwin M. (1892), Boston of To-Day: A Glance at Its History and Characteristics, Boston, Ma: Post Publishing Company, p. 355