William Garrigues Powel (November 17, 1852 – May 22, 1894) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1883 to 1884.
[2] Powel worked in the iron hardware and coach material business for D.H. Kent and Co. in Wilmington, Delaware and as a farmer.
[3] Powel served for years as secretary and treasurer of the Republican Executive Committee of Delaware County and as chairman in 1880.
[4] In 1882, he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County defeating Nathan Garrett.
[2] Powel is interred at the St. John's Church Cemetery in Concord Township, Pennsylvania.