About Samuel S. Powell
Lived 1815 – 1879 (aged 63–64). Samuel S. Powell was an American politician and businessperson.
Samuel Stringham Powell (February 16, 1815 – February 6, 1879) was an American businessman, politician, and Mayor of Brooklyn.
Life Powell was born on February 16, 1815, in New York City, New York, on Water Street, the son of Jonah Powell and Abigail Stillwell.
When Powell was 13, family reverses led him to begin working, initially with a New York store. In 1828, he moved to Brooklyn In 1874, he was elected Comptroller. In 1877, he was appointed Park Commissioner. He was then elected County Treasurer, and his term for the office began in 1878, but his declining health meant he did little in that position.
In 1837, Powell married Huldah A. Frazer. They had two children, Thomas Frazer and William Stilwell.
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American politician (1815–1879)
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Samuel S. Powell was a politician and businessperson.
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