Background
Powell was the son of Morgan Powell of Pembroke.
Powell was the son of Morgan Powell of Pembroke.
Jesus College.
He matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 23 October 1590 at the age of 14. He became a student of the Middle Temple in 1595. He was unseated on petition on 18 May 1621, apparently owing to a double return.
A new writ was ordered the same day and he was probably re-elected.
In 1624 he was elected Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest. He was elected Member of Parliament for Pembroke again in 1625.
Useless Parliament; Happy Parliament]
In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Pembroke.