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| was | Farmer | |
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| Birth | 19 June 1830 | |
| Death | 26 September 1888 (aged 58 years) | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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Oliver S. Powell was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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Powell was born in Madrid, New York June 19, 1830. He was a farmer. Powell served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1870 to 1872 and was a Republican.
He and his brother, Nathaniel, co-founded what is now River Falls, Wisconsin. Oliver owned a farm there and his brother built a sawmill there. Powell died on September 26, 1888 after being severely injured at the sawmill.