Life span: 08/26/1824 to 08/03/1901Dickinson Connection: Class of 1844TabsLife SummaryFull name: Samuel James PowellPlace of Birth: Worcester County, MDBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateFamily: James Powell (father), Priscilla Williams Powell (mother)Education: Dickinson (Carlisle College)Occupation: MilitaryAttorney or JudgeChurch or Religious Denomination: EpiscopalianPolitical Parties: DemocraticGovernment: State judgeMilitary: Confederate Army Events Major TopicsDickinson College Documents Bibliography