Frederick A. Powers

Frederick Alton Powers (June 19, 1855 – February 13, 1923) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge. He was the Maine Attorney General from 1893 to 1897 and a Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 1900 to 1907.

Biography Powers was born on June 19, 1855, in Pittsfield, Maine, to Arba Powers and Naomi (née Mathews) Powers. He was the youngest of eight brothers, five of whom were lawyers and politicians, including his brother Llewellyn. He graduated from Maine Central Institute and Bowdoin College, in 1871 and 1875, respectively. and was a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention. after which he was succeeded by Leslie C. Cornish. In 1910, he unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate.

On January 6, 1879, Powers married May Hussey. He lived in Houlton and was one of the largest landowners of Maine woodlands. A special collection with Powers' papers is held by the Maine State Archives.