Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
POWELL, ADAM CLAYTON, JR. 1908 72, American...elected for the first time to the U.S. Congress in 1945. Although a Democrat, he...in 1968. He was seated in the 1969 Congress but fined $25,000 and deprived of...House had been unconstitutional. Powell was defeated for reelection in 1970...