Life span: 10/06/1812 to 07/03/1867TabsLife SummaryFull name: Lazarus Whitehead PowellPlace of Birth: Henderson, KYBurial Place: Henderson, KYBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 3Family: Lazarus Powell (father), Ann McMahon Powell (mother), Harriet Ann Jennings (wife)Education: TransylvaniaOtherOther Education: Saint Joseph's College (KY)Occupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgePolitical Parties: DemocraticGovernment: US SenateGovernorState legislature Note Cards Lazarus Whitehead Powell (Congressional Biographical Directory) ReferencePOWELL, Lazarus Whitehead, a Senator from Kentucky; born near Henderson, Henderson County, Ky., October 6, 1812; attended the common schools; graduated from St. Joseph College, Bardstown, Ky., in 1833; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice at Henderson in 1835; member, State house of representatives 1836; presidential elector on the Democratic ticket 1844; unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1848; Governor of Kentucky 1851-1855; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1865; resumed the practice of his profession; unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1867; died near Henderson, Ky., July 3, 1867; interment in Fernwood Cemetery.“Powell, Lazarus Whitehead,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000481. Events Date span begin Life span End Event 03/14/1862 03/14/1862 Senator Lazarus Powell survives a U.S. Senate vote to expel him for "seducing citizens into rebellion and treason" Major TopicsCivil LibertiesThirty-Seventh Congress of the United StatesThirty-Eighth Congress of the United States Documents Images Lazarus Whitehead Powell, Brady portrait Lazarus Whitehead Powell, Brady image Lazarus Whitehead Powell, Brady image, detail Bibliography
Lazarus Whitehead Powell (Congressional Biographical Directory) ReferencePOWELL, Lazarus Whitehead, a Senator from Kentucky; born near Henderson, Henderson County, Ky., October 6, 1812; attended the common schools; graduated from St. Joseph College, Bardstown, Ky., in 1833; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice at Henderson in 1835; member, State house of representatives 1836; presidential elector on the Democratic ticket 1844; unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1848; Governor of Kentucky 1851-1855; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1865; resumed the practice of his profession; unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1867; died near Henderson, Ky., July 3, 1867; interment in Fernwood Cemetery.“Powell, Lazarus Whitehead,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000481.
