Sir Francis Powell, 1st Baronet

Sir Francis Powell, 1st Baronet

Sir Francis Sharp Powell, Bt., MP (29 June 1827 – 24 December 1911) was an English politician.

He was Member of Parliament for a succession of constituencies between 1863 and 1910, representing the Conservative Party. He was a member of the Royal Commission on Sanitation and was created a baronet in 1892.

Powell was the first MP for Wigan and a statue of him stands in Mesnes Park in the centre of the town.


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