Background
Powell, Edward Henry was born on May 21, 1909 in Burlington. Vermont. Son of Max L. and Lois (MacBride) Powell.
Powell, Edward Henry was born on May 21, 1909 in Burlington. Vermont. Son of Max L. and Lois (MacBride) Powell.
Graduate Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1926. Bachelor of Arts in Government cum laude, U. Vermont, 1930. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1933.
Admitted to Vermont bar, 1933, District of Columbia Bar, 1935, New York bar, 1936, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1936. Partner firm Powell and Powell, Burlington, 1933-1935. Associate firm Oliver and Donnally, Washington and New York City, 1935-1938, partner, 1938-1949.
General secretary Savings Bank Association New York, 1949-1961. President City Savings Bank of Brooklyn, since 1961. Secretary Institutional Investors Mutual Fund, Inc., since 1948.
Prepared New York State savings bank life insurance law, 1942, New York State model savings bank law and model savings bank life insurance law, 1939. Representative Savings Banks Association State New York in recodification savings bank law, 1938. Assistant vice president Savings Banks Retirement System, since 1945.
Served as officer, Judge Advisory General Corps, Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Member Vermont, New York, International bar associations, New England Society New York. Mason.; Club: Union League (New York City).
Married Eleanor Hubert, July 4, 1931. Children: Edward Henry II, Eric Hubert.