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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeSamuel POWELL
(1776-1841)
POWELL, Samuel, a
Representative from Tennessee; born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 10, 1776; attended the common schools and
Philadelphia (Pa.) College; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
Norristown, Pa., prior to 1800; moved to Blountville, Sullivan
County, Tenn., in 1800; established the first law school in
Tennessee at his home; moved to Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tenn.,
in 1805 and practiced law; member of the superior court of law and
equity 1807-1809; judge of the first circuit court of Tennessee in
1812 and 1813; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress
(March 4, 1815-March 3, 1817); was not a candidate for renomination
in 1816; resumed the practice of law; again judge of the first
circuit court 1819-1841; died in Rogersville, Tenn., August 2,
1841; interment in the Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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