Llewellyn Powers (1836 - 1908)

Born 14 Oct 1836 in Pittsfield, Somerset, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Virginia C. (Hewes) Powers — married 19 May 1862 in Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Jul 1908 at age 71 in Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, United States

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Preceded by 43rd Governor Henry B. Cleaves

Llewellyn Powers 44th Governor of Maine 1897—1901

Succeeded by 45th Governor John Fremont Hill

Biography

Llewellyn Powers is Notable.

Llewellyn Powers was born in Pittsfield, Somerset, Maine, USA. He was the son of Arba Powers and Naomi Matthews. He died in 1908.^[1]

Llewellyn graduated from the Colburn Classical Institute, attended Colby University, graduated from the law department of Union University New York, was admitted to the bar in and commenced practice in Houlton, Maine, in January 1861. He was prosecuting attorney for Aroostook County (1864-71), collector of customs for the district of Aroostook, (1868-72) and a member of the Maine State House of Representatives, (1873-76, 1883, 1892, 1895). In 1877, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress, serving until 1879. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was elected Governor of Maine, serving (1896-1900). After his term as Governor, he was again elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles A. Boutelle and reelected to the Fifty-eighth, Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth Congresses, serving from 1901 until his death in 1908, at age 71.

Llewellyn married Virginia (Jennie) C. Hewes in 1863. In 1870, the couple was living in Houlton, Maine. ^[2]

By 1900, Llewellyn and his second wife, Mattie A., had been married for 13 years. They had five children: Walter A. (12), Pauline (10), Doris (8), Ralph (6), and Margaret (3). They resided in Houlton, Maine with their three servants and a governess for the children.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-YY7V : 6 October 2016), Llewellyn Powers, 1908.
2. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census for Houlton, Maine:
   Llewellyn Powers 31, lawyer
   Jeannie C Powers 26
   Agnes A Hewes 22, teacher
3. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: 589; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 0028
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #22134734 (accessed 6 August 2024)
   Llewellyn Powers, married, Lawyer, head of household in Houlton, Aroostook, Maine. Born in Maine, USA.

• Book Title: The Powers family : a genealogical and historical record of Walter Power, and some of his descendants. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Frederick A Powers 19:19, 24 November 2017 (EST)

• Ancestry.com. Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922 for Llewelly Powers 20:28, 24 November 2017 (EST)

• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 2. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 for Llewellyn Powers 20:45, 24 November 2017 (EST)

• Year: 1850; Census Place: Pittsfield, Somerset, Maine; Roll: M432_268; Page: 93A; Image: 185. 1850 United States Federal Census for Arby Powers 20:04, 24 November 2017 (EST)

• "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FD-PQW : 4 December 2014), Llewellyn Powers and Jennie C. Hewes, 19 May 1862; citing Houlton,Aroostook,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,942.

• Year: 1860; Census Place: Pittsfield, Somerset, Maine; Roll: M653_452; Page: 926; Family History Library Film: 803452. 1860 United States Federal Census for Arba Powers 20:04, 24 November 2017 (EST)~

• Year: 1870; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: M593_538; Page: 181B; Family History Library Film: 552037. 1870 United States Federal Census for Llewellyn Powers 20:45, 24 November 2017 (EST)

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M669-44Z : 12 April 2016), Fred A Powers in household of Arba Powers, Maine, United States; citing p. 29, family 235, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,058. 19:38, 24 November 2017 (EST)

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: 477; Family History Film: 1254477; Page: 443A; Enumeration District: 218. 1880 United States Federal Census for Llewellyn Powers 20:45, 24 November 2017 (EST)

• Ancestry.com. Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922 for Llewellyn Powers 20:27, 24 November 2017 (EST)

• Llewellyn Powers on Find A Grave: Memorial #7232802 Retrieved 20:18, 24 November 2017 (EST).

See also:

• Llewellyn Powers on Wikipedia