Gershom Powers was an American lawyer, jurist, and law enforcement officer who served one term as a US Representative from New York from 1829 to 1831.
10 Facts About Gershom Powers
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Gershom Powers taught school in the town of Sempronius, New York, while attending the local law school, from which he graduated in 1810.
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Gershom Powers was admitted to New York State Bar Association the same year and commenced practice in Auburn, New York.
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Gershom Powers was appointed Warden of Auburn Prison from 1820 to 1823.
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Gershom Powers was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress.
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Gershom Powers served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia.
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Gershom Powers declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1830.
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Gershom Powers was appointed inspector of Auburn prison on April 2,1830, and served until his death.
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Gershom Powers died in Auburn, New York, June 25,1831.
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Gershom Powers was married to Eliza Hatch, a half-sister of Gov.