Powell Baronets
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There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Powell, five in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Only one creation is extant as of 2007.

The Powell Baronetcy, of Pengethly in the County of Hereford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 18 January 1622 for Edward Powell. The title became extinct on his death in 1653.

The Powell Baronetcy, of Birkenhead in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 January 1629 for Thomas Powell. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in c. 1700.

The Powell Baronetcy, of Pengethly in the County of Hereford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 23 January 1661 for William Powell
Sir William Powell, 1st Baronet
Sir William Powell, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Powell was born as William Hinson, the son of Thomas Hinson of Dubllin and his wife Anne Powell, daughter of Edward Powell of Fulham...

, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 for Herefordshire
Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
The county constituency of Herefordshire, in the West Midlands of England bordering on Wales, was abolished when the county was divided for parliamentary purposes in 1885...

. The title became extinct on his death in 1680.

The Powell Baronetcy, of Ewhurst in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 May 1661 for Nathaniel Powell. The fourth Baronet represented Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...

 in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

. The title became extinct on his death in 1742.

The Powell Baronetcy, of Broadway in the County of Carmarthen, was created in the Baronetage of England on 19 July 1698 for Thomas Powell, Member of Parliament for Monmouth
Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Monmouth is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post of election...

 and Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Carmarthenshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was increased to two members for the 1832 general election....

. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1721.

The Powell Baronetcy, of Horton Old Hall in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 June 1892 for Francis Powell
Sir Francis Powell, 1st Baronet
Sir Francis Sharp Powell, 1st Baronet was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1863 and 1910....

, who represented Cambridge
Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....

, the West Riding of Yorkshire North and Wigan
Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)
Wigan is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

 in the House of Commons as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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. The title became extinct on his death in 1911.

The Powell Baronetcy, of Wimpole Street in St Marylebone in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 5 March 1897 for Richard Powell, Physician-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria, Edward VII
Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...

 and George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....

 and President of the Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...

. The family surname is pronounced "Poel".

Powell Baronets, of Birkenhead (1629)

  • Sir Thomas Powell, 1st Baronet (d. 1647)
  • Sir Thomas Powell, 2nd Baronet (1631-c. 1700)

Powell Baronets, of Ewhurst (1661)

  • Sir Nathaniel Powell, 1st Baronet (d. 1675)
  • Sir Nathaniel Powell, 2nd Baronet (c. 1640-c. 1707)
  • Sir Nathaniel Powell, 3rd Baronet (c. 1688-1708)
  • Sir Christopher Powell, 4th Baronet (c. 1690-1742)

Powell Baronets, of Broadway (1698)

  • Sir Thomas Powell, 1st Baronet (c. 1665-1720)
  • Sir Herbert Powell, 2nd Baronet (c. 1700-1721)

Powell Baronets, of Horton Old Hall (1892)

  • Sir Francis Sharp Powell, 1st Baronet
    Sir Francis Powell, 1st Baronet
    Sir Francis Sharp Powell, 1st Baronet was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1863 and 1910....

     (1827-1911)

Powell Baronets, of Wimpole Street (1897)

  • Sir Richard Douglas Powell, 1st Baronet (1842-1925)
  • Sir Douglas Powell, 2nd Baronet (1874-1932)
  • Sir Richard George Douglas Powell, 3rd Baronet (1909-1980)
  • Sir Nicholas Folliott Douglas Powell, 4th Baronet (b. 1935)
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