Lewis Powell (1576–1636) was a Welsh politician who sat in the

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between 1621 and 1625. Powell was the son of Morgan Powell of Pembroke. He matriculated at

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on 23 October 1590 at the age of 14. He became a student of the

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in 1595. In 1621, he was elected

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for Pembroke. He was unseated on petition on 18 May 1621, apparently owing to a double return. A new writ was ordered the same day and he was probably re-elected. In 1624 he was elected MP for

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. He was elected MP for Pembroke again in 1625.W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
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1576 births 1636 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Members of the Middle Temple People from Pembroke, Pembrokeshire People from Haverfordwest 17th-century Welsh politicians English MPs 1621–1622 English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625 {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub