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.