Llewellyn Powers was a US Representative from Maine and the 44th Governor of Maine.
10 Facts About Llewellyn Powers
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Llewellyn Powers attended Colby University, Waterville, Maine, and graduated from the law department of Union University, Albany, New York, in 1860.
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Llewellyn Powers was admitted to the bar in Albany, New York, and Somerset, Maine, in 1860 and commenced practice in Houlton, Maine, in January 1861.
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Llewellyn Powers served as prosecuting attorney for Aroostook County from 1864 to 1871.
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Llewellyn Powers served as collector of customs for the district of Aroostook from 1868 to 1872.
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Llewellyn Powers was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress.
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Llewellyn Powers was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress.
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Llewellyn Powers served as Governor of Maine from 1897 to 1901.
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In December 1886, Llewellyn Powers married Martha Averill with whom he had five children.
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Llewellyn Powers is buried in West Pittsfield Cemetery, near Pittsfield, Maine.