George M. Powers

George M. Powers (December 19, 1861 – June 24, 1938) was a Vermont attorney, politician, and judge.

[2] Henry Powers was a prominent attorney who served as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and a member of the United States House of Representatives.

[4] Powers studied law with his father and Philip K. Gleed, attained admission to the bar in 1886, and began to practice in Morrisville.

[2][5] Powers served until 1906, when his position was eliminated after a newly enacted law reduced the size of the court.

[7] In 1913, Powers was appointed to succeed John W. Rowell as Chief Justice, and he served until 1915, when he was replaced by Loveland Munson.

[2] Their children included one son and two daughters;[2] Horace Henry, Mildred Dorothy, and Elizabeth Lillian.