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He was born on September 3, 1809 probably in England, United Kingdom. Details of Powell’s early life are vague although his death certificate indicates that his father’s first name was also Thomas.
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He was born on September 3, 1809 probably in England, United Kingdom. Details of Powell’s early life are vague although his death certificate indicates that his father’s first name was also Thomas.
There is no information about his education.
His first book of poetry appeared in 1833, and in 1841 in collaboration with Wordsworth, Leigh Hunt, Richard Hengist Horne, and others he edited The Poems of Geoffrey Chaucer Modernized (1841). Among his plays were The Wife's Revenge and The Blind Wife (1842), Marguerite (1846), none of which appears ever to have been acted in America. In addition to his other writing, he was also a frequent contributor to London periodicals.
He was active in literary work of many kinds in England before he came to the United States in 1849. Immediately upon his arrival in the United States he joined the editorial staff of the Frank Leslie publishing house and remained active in its work during the rest of his life. He was the editor of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, established in 1855, and of Frank Leslie's New Family Magazine. He was also associated from time to time in the editorship of the Lantern, Figaro, the New York Reveille, and several other short-lived publications.
Among his books published in the United States were The Living Authors of England (1849), The Living Authors of America (1850). He also wrote a number of burlesques for performance by Buckley's Minstrels in New York, and a great deal of his journalistic work was signed with the pseudonyms: Diogenes, Pierce Pungent, Ernest Trevor, and other pen names.
He died in Newark, New Jersey, about a year after his retirement from regular professional duties.
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In personal appearance he was the conventional bluff, hearty, and bulky Englishman of the John Bull type, and he retained his national characteristics through all the years of his association with Americans, living in the memories of his friends and associates as one of the liveliest and best-liked of the coterie of New York journalists and literary men that assembled regularly at the famous Pfaff's.
In 1836, Powell married Frances (Fannie) Maria Machell, the daughter of Charles and Martha Maria Machell. Their other daughter, Eliza Mary, married the historian Leonhard Schmitz.
Powell’s eldest son, William Frances (Frank), joined his father in the newsprint industry as an engraver. Powell’s wife died in 1872.