Samuel Powel

For the Tennessee politician, see Samuel Powell (Tennessee politician).
Samuel Powel
Portait of Powel, c. 1764-1765
Born(1738-10-28)October 28, 1738
Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedSeptember 29, 1793(1793-09-29) (aged 54)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeChrist Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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(m. 1769)​

Samuel Powel (October 28, 1738 – September 29, 1793) was a colonial and post-revolutionary mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since Philadelphia's mayoral office had been abolished early in the revolutionary period, Powel was the last colonial mayor of the city and the first to serve after the United States gained independence from Great Britain.

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