John Powell (1645–1713), of Gloucester, was an English politician and lawyer.
He was appointed as a Baron of the Exchequer in 1691, and transferred to Common Pleas in 1695 and then to Queen's Bench in 1702.
He demonstrated scepticism regarding the accused's alleged supernatural activities,[2] but the jury convicted her anyway.
He had property at Deerhurst where he reportedly discovered Odda's Dedication Stone, now in the Ashmolean Museum.
[3] He has a memorial in Gloucester Cathedral sculpted by Thomas Green of Camberwell.