Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Paulus Powell (1809 – June 10, 1874) was a nineteenth-century politician from Virginia.Born in Amherst County, Virginia, Powell attended private schools as a child and went on to attend Amherst College. He held several local offices and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1843 to 1849. He was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1848, serving from 1849 to 1859. After being unsuccessful for reelection in 1858, he returned to the House of Delegates in 1863 and 1864. Powell died in Amherst, Virginia on June 10, 1874 and was interred in the family cemetery on his brother-in-law's estate called "Kenmore" near Amherst.. }
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- Paulus_Powell abstract "Paulus Powell (1809 – June 10, 1874) was a nineteenth-century politician from Virginia.Born in Amherst County, Virginia, Powell attended private schools as a child and went on to attend Amherst College. He held several local offices and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1843 to 1849. He was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1848, serving from 1849 to 1859. After being unsuccessful for reelection in 1858, he returned to the House of Delegates in 1863 and 1864. Powell died in Amherst, Virginia on June 10, 1874 and was interred in the family cemetery on his brother-in-law's estate called "Kenmore" near Amherst.".