Lewis J. Powers
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Lewis J. Powers | |
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15th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts[1] | |
In office 1879[1]–1880[1] | |
Preceded by | Emerson Wight |
Succeeded by | William H. Haile |
Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[2] | |
In office 1874[2]–1875[2] | |
Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts Common Council[2] | |
In office 1862[2]–1862[2] | |
In office 1867[2]–1867[2] | |
In office 1869[2]–1869[2] | |
Personal details | |
Born | January 15, 1837[2] Springfield, Massachusetts[2] |
Died | September 15, 1915[1] Springfield, Massachusetts[1][2] |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Martha Bangs[3] |
Children | Frank Bangs Powers[3] |
Profession | Paper manufacturer[1] |
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Lewis J. Powers (January 15, 1837 – September 15, 1915) was an American businessman and politician who served in both branches of the city council and as the 15th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts from 1879 to 1880.
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Notes
- ^ a b c d e f The New York Times (September 16, 1915), "Lewis J. Powers.", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 11.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m King, Moses (1884), King's Handbook of Springfield, Massachusetts: A Series of Monographs Historical and Descriptive, Springfield, Ma: James D. Gill, p. 326.
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- ^ a b Cutter, William Richard (1916), Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, Biographical—Genealogical, Volume 12, New York, N. Y., Boston, Ma: American Historical Society (Inc.), p. 160.