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Jun 02, 1874 Danville, Virginia, United States Died on 14 Aug 1945 (aged 71)
Member of the Senate of Virginia
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About J. Powell Royall
- John Powell Royall (June 2, 1874 – August 14, 1945) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the state's 3rd district from 1912 to 1920.
- He was selected as the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 1933 and Governor of Virginia in 1937, losing both times in the general election to former state delegate James Hubert Price. Royall's wife, Jennie McDonald Bowen came from a prominent Southwest Virginia political family.
- Her paternal grandfather, Rees Tate Bowen, and uncle, Henry Bowen, both served in the United States House of Representatives.
