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Powell, William Edward, 1788-1854
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1788-1854
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POWELL, WILLIAM EDWARD, elder son of Thomas Powell, Nanteos, Cardiganshire, and Elinor, only dau. of Edward Maurice Corbet (qv) and his first wife; b. 16 Feb 1788; in school lists 1801, 1803; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 20 Oct 1804; Ensign, Bradshaw’s Recruiting Corps 21 Mar 1811; Cornet, half-pay, 18th Light Dragoons 12 Sep 1822; MP Cardiganshire (Tory/Conservative) 27 May 1816 – Feb 1854; Lord Lieut., Cardiganshire, from 22 Nov 1816; Col., Cardiganshire Militia; m. 1st, 4 Oct 1810 Laura Edwyna, eldest dau. of James Sackville Tufton Phelp, Coston House, Leics.; m. 2nd, Apr 1841 Harriott Dell, widow of George Ackers, Moreton Hall, Chester, and youngest dau. of Henry Hutton, Cherry Willingham, Lincs.; d. 10 Apr 1854.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.