HON
Hon Perry O Powell
Submitted by: Lynn Mack
Hon. Perry O. POWELL, representing his district in the state
legislature, belongs to that class of farmers in Polk county,
whose
experience and knowledge of agriculture have been directed to a
special branch of the industry and whose intelligence and
skill,
controlled by keen discernment and sound judgment, are making
their
private enterprises public assets. A representative
of one of the
honored pioneer families of the state, Mr. Powell was born in
Linn
county in August 1863, and is a son of Franklin S. and Louisa
J.
POWELL, prominent and highly respected residents of Monmouth,
extended
mention of whom is made in connection with the sketch of Dr. J.
M.
Powell, which appears elsewhere in this work.
In the public schools of Monmouth, Perry O. POWELL pursued his
education, later becoming a student in Christian College, now
the
State Normal School, from which he was graduated with the class
of
1884. He then entered the Transylvania University at
Lexington,
Kentucky, and was graduated therefrom in 1887, after which he
pursued
a course of study in Yale College, from which he successfully
followed
for a period of fifteen years in Missouri and Iowa, and for
seven
years was an instructor in the Sate Normal School at Monmouth,
becoming well known as an able educator. He then
turned his attention
to agricultural pursuits, cultivating a portion of the old home
place,
which after his father's demise was divided among the children. He
operates a farm of two hundred and sixty acres, of which
thirteen
acres are devoted to the cultivation of prunes, and he also has
a herd
of registered Jersey cattle and is engaged in raising pure bred
Duroc-Jersey hogs, being very successful as a stock raiser. He
is
interested in all modern developments along agricultural lines
and has
equipped his farm with the most approved labor-saving
machinery. He
believes in scientific methods and keeps abreast of the times
in every
way. He is much interested in Dairying, which is
rapidly becoming an
important industry in Oregon, and modernly equipped and
sanitary
establishments of this kind are making Polk county a valuable
factor
in the resources of the state. He is a director of
the Oregon Dairy
Council, an organization for the promotion of the dairy
industry in
the state, and was one of the organizers of the Polk County
Fair
Association. He served as president of the latter
organization for
one term and has served continuously as a director. He
is president
of the Polk County Farm Bureau, which he was instrumental in
organizing; is secretary of the State Farm Bureau; and is one
of the
most prominent and progressive agriculturists of the state. As
state
secretary he was placed in charge of headquarters of the State
Farm
Bureau, in April, 1921, with offices in Portland. He
is a stockholder
in the Monmouth Cooperative Creamery Company and the Capital
City
Cooperative Creamery of Salem and he has been most successful
in the
management of his business interests, being regarded as an
authority
on all matters pertaining to agricultural development along
scientific
lines in his part of the state.
In October, 1891, Mr. POWELL was united in marriage to Miss
Margaret
E. QUISENBERRY, and they have become the parents of five
children,
namely: Lydia, who is a graduate of the Oregon
Agricultural College
and is now the wife of P. G. CARMICHAEL of Lexington, Oregon;
Frank
B., also a graduate of the State Agricultural College and now
engaged
in the cattle business in partnership with his father; Wilmer
D., who
was also graduated from the State Agricultural College and is
residing
at home; and Perry N. and Freda, both of whom are students at
that
college. The son, Wilmer D. enlisted for service in
the World war and
was sent to the officers' training camp at Camp Taylor,
Kentucky. He
was commissioned second lieutenant and was stationed at Fort
Sill,
Oklahoma.
In his political views Mr. POWELL is a stalwart republican and
in
November, 1920, he was elected a representative to the state
legislature from Polk county, where he is making a most
creditable
record, giving earnest and thoughtful consideration to all the
vital
questions which come up for settlement and supporting all bills
which
he believes to be of benefit to the public at large. He
also served
as mayor of Monmouth for two years, giving to the city a
businesslike
and progressive administration. He is a member of
the Farmers Union
and the Polk County Grange, and of the last named organization
has
served as master for the past six years. His
religious faith is
indicated by his membership in the Christian church and his
life has
ever been guided by its teachings. His career has
been marked by
steady advancement, due to his close application, his study of
the
business to which he has turned his attention and his
unremitting
energy and reliability. He is interested in all that
has to do with
public progress in the community and state and the uplift of
the
individual, and his aid and influence are always on the side of
advancement and improvement. His entire life, with
the exception of
fifteen years spend in teaching in the east, has been passed in
Oregon
and his career has ever been such as had reflected credit and
honor
upon the state.
History of Oregon, Biographical, Vol. III, The Pioneer Historical
Publishing Company, 1922,
Page 228-231, includes photo
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