Lewis J. Powers

Lewis J. Powers
15th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1879[1] – 1880[1]
Preceded by	Emerson Wight
Succeeded by	William H. Haile
Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[2]
In office 1874[2] – 1875[2]
Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts Common Council[2]
In office 1862[2] – 1862[2]
In office 1867[2] – 1867[2]
In office 1869[2] – 1869[2]
Personal details
Born	January 15, 1837[2] Springfield, Massachusetts[2]
Died	September 15, 1915[1] Springfield, Massachusetts[1][2]
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Martha Bangs[3]
Children	Frank Bangs Powers[3]
Profession	Paper manufacturer[1]
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Lewis J. Powers (January 15, 1837 – September 15, 1915) was an American businessman and politician who served in both branches of the city council and as the 15th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts from 1879 to 1880.

Powers private office

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1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The New York Times (September 16, 1915), "Lewis J. Powers.", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 11.  External link in |title= (help)
2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 King, Moses (1884), King's Handbook of Springfield, Massachusetts: A Series of Monographs Historical and Descriptive, Springfield, Ma: James D. Gill, p. 326.  External link in |title= (help)
3. 1 2 Cutter, William Richard (1916), Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, Biographical—Genealogical, Volume 12, New York, N. Y., Boston, Ma: American Historical Society (Inc.), p. 160.