| William Garrigues Powel | |
| Office1: | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Delaware County |
| Term Start1: | 1883 |
| Term End1: | 1884 |
| Predecessor1: | Nathan Garrett |
| Successor1: | John Buchanan Robinson |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | November 17, 1852 |
| Birth Place: | Delaware County, Pennsylvania |
| Death Date: | May 22, 1894 |
| Death Place: | Concord Township, Pennsylvania |
William Garrigues Powel (November 17, 1852 – May 22, 1894) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1883 to 1884.
Powel was born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania to Thomas P. and Lydia (Garrigues) Powel.[1] He attended the Saunders Academy and Maplewood Institute.[2]
Powel worked in the iron hardware and coach material business for D.H. Kent and Co. in Wilmington, Delaware and as a farmer.[3]
Powel served for years as secretary and treasurer of the Republican Executive Committee of Delaware County and as chairman in 1880.[4]
In 1882, he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County defeating Nathan Garrett. He served one term and was succeeded by John Buchanan Robinson in 1884. Powel had a second unsuccessful campaign for re-election in 1886.[2]
Powel is interred at the St. John's Church Cemetery in Concord Township, Pennsylvania.