Oliver S. Powell (politician)
Oliver S. Powell was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Powell was born in Madrid, New York June 19, 1830. He was a farmer. Powell served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1870 to 1872 and was a Republican.[1]
He and his brother, Nathaniel, co-founded what is now River Falls, Wisconsin. Oliver owned a farm there and his brother built a sawmill there. Powell died on September 26, 1888 after being severely injured at the sawmill.[2]
Reference
- ^ A. J. Turner, ed. (1872). The Legislative manual of the State of Wisconsin (11th ed.). Madison, Wis.: Atwood & Culver. p. 454.
- ^ 'History of the St. Croix Valley,' vol. II, Augustus B. Easton-editor, H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1909, Biographical Sketch of Oliver S. Powell, pg. 619-621