Charles Berkeley Powell Explained

Charles Berkeley Powell
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Constituency:Ottawa
Term Start:March 1, 1898
Term End:December 13, 1904
Birth Date:19 August 1858
Birth Place:Port Dover, Canada West
Death Date:1933
Party:Conservative

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.

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  1. Web site: Charles Berkeley Powell fonds. Library and Archives Canada.