Richard Powell

Richard Powell served on Barrie council in twelve terms, 1895 to 1910, on the City of Barrie's own list of council members.

This page records a public role and nothing more: the council terms, offices and notes as the City prints them.

It holds no contact details and no biography. If you are related to Richard Powell and something here is wrong, the corrections page says how to tell us.

This profile is built from the City's list, which prints the name as “Richard Powell”, “R. Powell”, “Rich Powell”; the entries are counted as one person by the rules set out on Barrie's mayors and councils.

In office: Ward 4 In office: Ward 5

Offices Richard Powell held (lines, coloured by office) and federal or provincial races lost (dots).

Council terms come from the City of Barrie's list, which gives years only, so each is drawn from the year it begins to the year the next begins; a seat in Parliament or the legislature runs to the next general election. Hover or tap a mark for the detail; the lists below are the record.

On the City's list of council members

The terms the City of Barrie's own list of council members, 1837 to 2022, shows Richard Powell serving, with the office and any note as the City prints them, and the milestones of each council: events from the City's history and notes, dated. The full list is on Barrie's mayors and councils.

1895 Councillor, Ward 4, as “Richard Powell”
1896 Councillor, Ward 4, as “R. Powell”
1897 Councillor, Ward 4, as “Richard Powell” December 15, 1896: Barrie annexes the Village of Allandale, which becomes the town's sixth ward.
1898 Councillor, Ward 4, as “Richard Powell”
1899 Councillor, Ward 4, as “Richard Powell”
1900 Alderman, Ward 5, as “Richard Powell” January 11, 1900: The Northern Advance reports that Barrie's councillors are now to be called aldermen.
1901 Alderman, Ward 4, as “Richard Powell”
1902 Alderman, Ward 4, as “Richard Powell”
1903 Alderman, Ward 4, as “R. Powell”
1905 Alderman, Ward 4, as “Rich Powell”
1907 Alderman, Ward 4, as “Richard Powell”
1910 Alderman, Ward 4, as “Richard Powell”

Source: City of Barrie, Members of Barrie Councils, 1837 to 2022 (updated November 2022).