Michael Powell (Massachusetts politician)

Michael Powell represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court in 1641 and 1648. ^{[1] [2]} His daughter, Sarah, married Timothy Dwight. ^{[1] [2]} He was also town clerk for a total of four years, having first been elected in 1643. ^[3] He was a selectman for four years, beginning in 1641. ^[4] He was the first tavern owner in Dedham. ^[5]

Powell later moved to Boston and taught, without being ordained, at Second Church, Boston prior to Increase Mather. ^{[2] [5]}

References

1. Goodwin 1982, p. 40.
2. Dwight 1874, p. 103.
3. Worthington 1827, p. 79.
4. Worthington 1827, p. 79-81.
5. Hanson, Bob. "The Inn Thing: Taverns of Dedham" (PDF). Dedham Historical Society News-Letter (March 2005): 2–4.

Works cited

• Goodwin, Nathaniel (1982). Genealogical Notes Or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN   978-0-8063-0159-4 . Retrieved 31 August 2019.
• Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1874). The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass. J. F. Trow & son, printers and bookbinders. p.  102 . Retrieved September 9, 2019.
• Worthington, Erastus (1827). The history of Dedham: from the beginning of its settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827. Dutton and Wentworth. p.  29 . Retrieved November 8, 2019.