Background
Powell, Edward Payson was born on May 9, 1833 in Clinton, New York, United States. Son of John and Mary (Johnson) Powell.
Powell, Edward Payson was born on May 9, 1833 in Clinton, New York, United States. Son of John and Mary (Johnson) Powell.
Bachelor of Arts, Hamilton College, 1853, A.M., 1856. Graduate Union Theological Seminary, 1858.
Ordained Congleton ministry, 1861. Stated supply Deansville, New York, 1858-1861. Pastor Adrian, Michigan, 1861-1871, Third Church, St. Louis, 1871-1873, Third Unitarian Church, Chicago, 1874-1877, Utica, New York, 1880-1886.
Editorial writer St. Louis Globe Democrat, 1871-1874, The Independent, New York, since 1900, Christian Register, Boston, since 1890. Associate editor Unity, Chicago, since 1894, Arena, Boston, since 1898.
Member American Arbitration Congress, Washington, 1896.
Married Lucy J. Maltbie, August 4, 1874.