Background
Powell, Benjamin Harrison was born on November 12, 1881 in Montgomery, Texas, United States. Son of Benjamin Harrison and Eleanor Inez (Meachum) Powell.
Powell, Benjamin Harrison was born on November 12, 1881 in Montgomery, Texas, United States. Son of Benjamin Harrison and Eleanor Inez (Meachum) Powell.
B.Lit., Bachelor of Laws, University Texas, 1903. Doctor of Laws, Sam Houston State Teachers College, 1949.
Admitted to Texas bar, 1903. Practiced with firm Dean, Humphrey & Powell, Huntsville, Texas, 1903-1919. Judge 12th Judicial District Texas, 1919-1920.
Judge communications of Appeals (branch Texas Supreme Court), 1920-1927, presiding judge, 1923-1927 (resigned).
Private practice of law, Austin, Texas, 1927-1934. Senior member Powell, Rauhut, McGinnis & Reavley.
Vice-president, director Austin Mutual Life Insurance Company. Director American National Bank of Austin, Texas Fund, Incorporated., Dallas, 1st Federal Savings & Loan Association, Austin.
Appointed member special commission to assist Supreme Court Texas in writing new rules of procedure in civil cases for Texas courts, 1940.
President Texas society Sons of the American Revolution, 1941-1942. President general National society Sons of the American Revolution, 1948-1949. President United War Chest of Texas, 1944-1945.
President Capital Area council Boy Scouts American, 1944-1945.
Life member American Law Institute. Member Texas (director since 1932.
President 1938), Travis County, American (member house of deals since 1947) bar associations, Texas History Association, Texas Fine Arts Association Gamma Delta.
Mason (Knight of the Order of the Thistle, 32°), Rotarian.
Married Marian Leigh Rather, November 12, 1913. Children: Benjamin Harrison IV, Rawley Rather (deceased).