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Canadian politician
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Male
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Birth:
19 August 1858
Death:
1933
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Education:
McGill University
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Biography
Charles Berkeley Powell (August 19, 1858 – 1933) 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.