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Samuel Powel
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1738 – 1793
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Who was Samuel Powel?
Samuel Powel was a colonial and post-colonial mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1759 from the College of Philadelphia. He served as mayor from 1775–1776 and 1789–1790, the office having lain vacant in the interim. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1790 to 1793.
Powel was an early member of the American Philosophical Society and a trustee of the College of Philadelphia.
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- Born
- 1738
Philadelphia - Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- The Academy and College of Philadelphia
- Lived in
- Pennsylvania
- Died
- Sep 29, 1793
- Resting place
- Philadelphia
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on July 23, 2013
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