Charles Berkeley Powell

Charles Berkeley Powell
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
In office
March 1, 1898  December 13, 1904
Constituency Ottawa
Personal details
Born (1858-08-19)August 19, 1858
Port Dover, Ontario
Died 1933
Political party Conservative

Charles Berkeley Powell (August 19, 1858 1933[1]) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented the riding of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to 1904 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Port Dover, the son of Colonel Walker Powell, and educated at Galt College and McGill University. He apprenticed as a machinist with the Grand Trunk Railway and became a mechanical engineer. Powell served on the city council for Ottawa. He became a partner in the lumber firm of Pattee and Perley. He married Helen Louise Pattee.

References

  1. "Charles Berkeley Powell fonds". Library and Archives Canada.


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