John Powell Royall (June 2, 1874 – August 14, 1945) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the

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, representing the state's 3rd district from 1912 to 1920. He was selected as the Republican nominee for

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in 1933 and

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1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Feb ...

, losing both times in the general election to former state delegate

James Hubert Price James Hubert Price (September 7, 1878November 22, 1943) was an American politician who was elected 53rd Governor of Virginia in 1937, during the Great Depression and became known as the Commonwealth's "New Deal Governor." Over the opposition of ...

. Royall's wife, Jennie McDonald Bowen came from a prominent

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political family. Her paternal grandfather, Rees Tate Bowen, and uncle,

Henry Bowen Henry Bowen (December 26, 1841 – April 29, 1915) was a Virginia lawyer, soldier and politician from Tazewell County, Virginia. After raising a unit which became the 22nd Virginia Cavalry, he fought for the Confederate States of America durin ...

, both served in the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Royall, J. Powell 1874 births 1945 deaths Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Republican Party Virginia state senators Washington and Lee University alumni Politicians from Danville, Virginia 20th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly