Paul Powell (politician)

Paul Powell
Paul Powell as Speaker of the House (1949)
31st Secretary of State of Illinois
In office
1965 – October 10, 1970
GovernorOtto Kerner Jr.
Samuel H. Shapiro
Richard B. Ogilvie
Preceded byWilliam H. Chamberlain
Succeeded byJohn W. Lewis Jr.
56th & 58th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
January 7, 1959 – January 9, 1963
Preceded byWarren L. Wood
Succeeded byJohn W. Lewis Jr.
In office
January 10, 1949 – January 8, 1951
Preceded byHugh Green
Succeeded byWarren L. Wood
Personal details
Born(1902-01-21)January 21, 1902
Vienna, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 10, 1970(1970-10-10) (aged 68)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Paul Taylor Powell (January 21, 1902 – October 10, 1970) was an American Democratic politician from Illinois, and Illinois Secretary of State from 1965 until his death in 1970, after which he was discovered to have been corrupt and became known for his saying "There's only one thing worse than a defeated politician, and that's a broke one."[1]

  1. ^ "Paul Powell's Nest Egg". Time. New York City. January 18, 1971. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.