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Lewis J. Powers
15th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts[1]
In office
1879[1]–1880[1]
Preceded byEmerson Wight
Succeeded byWilliam 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
BornJanuary 15, 1837[2]
Springfield, Massachusetts[2]
DiedSeptember 15, 1915[1]
Springfield, Massachusetts[1][2]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMartha Bangs[3]
ChildrenFrank Bangs Powers[3]
ProfessionPaper 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.

Powers private office
Political offices
Preceded by
Emerson Wight
15th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
1879–1880
Succeeded by

Notes

  1. ^ 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. {{citation}}: External link in |title= (help)
  2. ^ 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. {{citation}}: External link in |title= (help)
  3. ^ 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.