Wesley Powell

This article is about the former governor of New Hampshire. For the explorer of the American West, see John Wesley Powell.

Wesley Powell


70th Governor of New Hampshire
In office January 1, 1959 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	Lane Dwinell
Succeeded by	John W. King
Personal details
Born	October 13, 1915 Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Died	January 6, 1981(1981-01-06) (aged 65)
Political party	Republican

Wesley Powell (October 13, 1915 – January 6, 1981) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.

Powell was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He attended schools in Portsmouth before graduating from the University of New Hampshire. He received his law degree from the Southern Methodist College of Law in 1940.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II and practiced law in Manchester before his two terms as Governor of New Hampshire from 1959 to 1963.^[1]

He lost renomination in 1962.

Memorials

A street in Hampton Falls is named Governor Powell Drive.

References

↑ Publications - A Guide to Likenesses of New Hampshire Officials and Governors on Public Display at the Legislative Office Building and the State House Concord, New Hampshire, to 1998

Political offices
Preceded by Lane Dwinell	Governor of New Hampshire 1959–1963	Succeeded by John W. King

Governors of New Hampshire

Weare Langdon Sullivan Langdon Sullivan J. Bartlett Gilman Langdon J. Smith Langdon Plumer Gilman Plumer S. Bell Woodbury Morril Pierce J. Bell Pierce Harvey Dinsmoor Badger Hill Page Hubbard Steele Colby Williams Dinsmoor Jr. Martin Baker Metcalf Haile Goodwin Berry Gilmore Smyth Harriman Stearns Weston Straw Weston Cheney Prescott Head C. Bell Hale Currier Sawyer Goodell Tuttle J. B. Smith Busiel Ramsdell Rollins Jordan Bachelder McLane Floyd Quinby Bass Felker R. Spaulding Keyes J. H. Bartlett A. Brown F. Brown Winant H. Spaulding Tobey Winant Bridges Murphy Blood Dale Adams H. Gregg Dwinell Powell King Peterson Thomson Gallen Roy (Acting) J. Sununu J. Gregg Hough (Acting) Merrill Shaheen Benson Lynch Hassan Morse (Acting; Designate) C. Sununu (Elect)

Chairs of the National Governors Association

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