Charles Berkeley Powell | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
In office March 1, 1898 – December 13, 1904 | |
Constituency | Ottawa |
Personal details | |
Born | Port Dover, Canada West | August 19, 1858
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.