Biographical Sketch of Benjamin C. Powell, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Benjamin C. Powell, the subject of this sketch, was one of the first
merchants of the city, and was born in Virginia, October 15, 1814.
When one year old his father moved to Tennessee, near Nashville, where
young Powell secured a good education. He came to this county and
settled in Sparta in 1842, where he commenced trading and continued it
for one year. In the fall of 1843 he moved to St. Joseph and started
business again, being one of the pioneer merchants. In 1862 he dis-
continued business and went to Montana. In 1868 he commenced business
in St. Louis, and in 1878 was burned out with a total loss, since
which time he has not been in any regular or active business. He
married Miss Lucy A. Duffee in 1842, in Tennessee. She died in St.
Joseph in April, 1879. He was appointed by the legislature one of
the first trustees of St. Joseph, seven constituting the house.
General Loan was clerk of the first house. Mr. Powell has been a very
successful business man; has accumulated a large property here and has
large interests in St. Louis, which he now calls his home. He has al-
ways taken a great interest in the different enterprises of the town,
assisting in building schools, churches aand has built several stores
and dwellings and has contributed liberally to the benevolent institu-
tions of the city of St. Joseph.

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