Background
Powell, Wilson Marcy was born on May 7, 1872 in New York City. Son of Wilson Marcy and Sarah Hopper (Brown) Powell.
Powell, Wilson Marcy was born on May 7, 1872 in New York City. Son of Wilson Marcy and Sarah Hopper (Brown) Powell.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1896, Bachelor of Laws, 1898. Doctor of Laws, Swarthmore College, 1933.
Began practice of law in New York City, 1899. Trustee Franklin Savings Bank, United States Trust County, New York Public Library, Rubel Family Foundation. President Corporation of Swarthmore College, 1920-1933, president emeritus of corporation, since 1933.
Trustee of Bennington College, 1925-1927.
Member Committee on Character and Fitness of Applicants for Admission to New York Bar, 1st Judicial Department, 1926. Member Harvard Law School Visiting Committee and chairman Harvard Law School Endowment Fund Committee. Member visiting committee Arnold Arboretum and Bussey Institution, Harvard.
Member Taconic State Park communications of New York Treasurer New York Yearly Meeting, and trustee and treasurer Monthly Meeting of Society of Friends. Member Executive Committee Prison Association of New York, Colored Orphan Asylum Association for Benefit of Colored Children in City of New York, New York Diet Kitchen Association.
Married Elsie Knapp, October 23, 1902. Children: Wilson Marcy, Sarah Hopper, Elsie Knapp.