He was a son of Rev. Edward Payson Powell and Lucy Maltby.
Obituary:
Utica, New York
The Observer-Dispatch newspaper
Monday, November 15, 1954
Page 2-A, Column 1
H. S. Powell, Auto Muffler Inventor, Dies
Herbert S. Powell, 71, inventor of the Powell Muffler, 17 Faxton, died Nov. 14, 1954, at his home after a long illness. Mr. Powell was born Nov. 21, 1882 on College Hill, Clinton, a son of the Rev. Edward Payson Powell and Lucy Maltby Powell.
Mr. Powell came to Utica at the age of 22 and began the manufacture of a muffler designed to shut off the sound of explosions in the operation of automobiles. This he had patented. He then organized the Powell Muffler and Timer Company to place the muffler. His first place of business was in Mechanics Hall on Hotel St. From there, it was moved to the Whiffen Building on Bleecker St. and later into its own building on Catharine St. In march, 1928, after the business expanded, it was moved to the Richelieu Mill, Broad St.
In the early 1920s, Mr. Powell led a campaign to urge the city not to sell the site of the old Erie Canal, as had been proposed. he strongly advocated using it for an east-west thoroughfare for the city, which resulted in the construction of what is now Oriskany St.
Successful in his drive, Mr. Powell then built the first building on Oriskany St.
Mr. Powell was director of the National Association of Motor Equipment Manufacturer's Association, the Better Business Bureau of Utica and the Chamber of Commerce. Since 1925, he had been a director of the Oneida National Bank and Trust Co., also a member of the City Club of Utica and Lodge 1352, BPOE, of West Palm Beach, Fla.
For several years, he had been a trustee and treasurer of the Park Baptist Church. When the Park Church and the Tabernacle Baptist Church united, Mr. Powell affiliated with the latter. On Sept. 17, 1913, he married Frances M. Hatfield in New Hartford.
In 1950, Mr. Powell sold his business to a group of Chicago industrialists. He retired shortly after the sale.
Surviving, besides his wife, are two foster sons, Emil A. Hill, assistant vice-president of Oneida National Bank and Trust Co., and William Hill, vice-president of Richelieu Warehouse, Inc.; a sister, Miss Gladys Powell, Clinton; a brother, Phillips B. Powell, Deansboro; also two nephews, Gilbert Powell, La Mesa, Calif., and E. Schuyler Powell, Deerfield, Ill.
The funeral will be at 11 Wednesday from the residence, the Rev. M. Deforest Lowen, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Obituary:
Utica, New York
The Observer-Dispatch newspaper
Monday, November 15, 1954
Page 2-A, Column 1
H. S. Powell, Auto Muffler Inventor, Dies
Herbert S. Powell, 71, inventor of the Powell Muffler, 17 Faxton, died Nov. 14, 1954, at his home after a long illness. Mr. Powell was born Nov. 21, 1882 on College Hill, Clinton, a son of the Rev. Edward Payson Powell and Lucy Maltby Powell.
Mr. Powell came to Utica at the age of 22 and began the manufacture of a muffler designed to shut off the sound of explosions in the operation of automobiles. This he had patented. He then organized the Powell Muffler and Timer Company to place the muffler. His first place of business was in Mechanics Hall on Hotel St. From there, it was moved to the Whiffen Building on Bleecker St. and later into its own building on Catharine St. In march, 1928, after the business expanded, it was moved to the Richelieu Mill, Broad St.
In the early 1920s, Mr. Powell led a campaign to urge the city not to sell the site of the old Erie Canal, as had been proposed. he strongly advocated using it for an east-west thoroughfare for the city, which resulted in the construction of what is now Oriskany St.
Successful in his drive, Mr. Powell then built the first building on Oriskany St.
Mr. Powell was director of the National Association of Motor Equipment Manufacturer's Association, the Better Business Bureau of Utica and the Chamber of Commerce. Since 1925, he had been a director of the Oneida National Bank and Trust Co., also a member of the City Club of Utica and Lodge 1352, BPOE, of West Palm Beach, Fla.
For several years, he had been a trustee and treasurer of the Park Baptist Church. When the Park Church and the Tabernacle Baptist Church united, Mr. Powell affiliated with the latter. On Sept. 17, 1913, he married Frances M. Hatfield in New Hartford.
In 1950, Mr. Powell sold his business to a group of Chicago industrialists. He retired shortly after the sale.
Surviving, besides his wife, are two foster sons, Emil A. Hill, assistant vice-president of Oneida National Bank and Trust Co., and William Hill, vice-president of Richelieu Warehouse, Inc.; a sister, Miss Gladys Powell, Clinton; a brother, Phillips B. Powell, Deansboro; also two nephews, Gilbert Powell, La Mesa, Calif., and E. Schuyler Powell, Deerfield, Ill.
The funeral will be at 11 Wednesday from the residence, the Rev. M. Deforest Lowen, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.
He was a son of Rev. Edward Payson Powell and Lucy Maltby.
Obituary:
Utica, New York
The Observer-Dispatch newspaper
Monday, November 15, 1954
Page 2-A, Column 1
H. S. Powell, Auto Muffler Inventor, Dies
Herbert S. Powell, 71, inventor of the Powell Muffler, 17 Faxton, died Nov. 14, 1954, at his home after a long illness. Mr. Powell was born Nov. 21, 1882 on College Hill, Clinton, a son of the Rev. Edward Payson Powell and Lucy Maltby Powell.
Mr. Powell came to Utica at the age of 22 and began the manufacture of a muffler designed to shut off the sound of explosions in the operation of automobiles. This he had patented. He then organized the Powell Muffler and Timer Company to place the muffler. His first place of business was in Mechanics Hall on Hotel St. From there, it was moved to the Whiffen Building on Bleecker St. and later into its own building on Catharine St. In march, 1928, after the business expanded, it was moved to the Richelieu Mill, Broad St.
In the early 1920s, Mr. Powell led a campaign to urge the city not to sell the site of the old Erie Canal, as had been proposed. he strongly advocated using it for an east-west thoroughfare for the city, which resulted in the construction of what is now Oriskany St.
Successful in his drive, Mr. Powell then built the first building on Oriskany St.
Mr. Powell was director of the National Association of Motor Equipment Manufacturer's Association, the Better Business Bureau of Utica and the Chamber of Commerce. Since 1925, he had been a director of the Oneida National Bank and Trust Co., also a member of the City Club of Utica and Lodge 1352, BPOE, of West Palm Beach, Fla.
For several years, he had been a trustee and treasurer of the Park Baptist Church. When the Park Church and the Tabernacle Baptist Church united, Mr. Powell affiliated with the latter. On Sept. 17, 1913, he married Frances M. Hatfield in New Hartford.
In 1950, Mr. Powell sold his business to a group of Chicago industrialists. He retired shortly after the sale.
Surviving, besides his wife, are two foster sons, Emil A. Hill, assistant vice-president of Oneida National Bank and Trust Co., and William Hill, vice-president of Richelieu Warehouse, Inc.; a sister, Miss Gladys Powell, Clinton; a brother, Phillips B. Powell, Deansboro; also two nephews, Gilbert Powell, La Mesa, Calif., and E. Schuyler Powell, Deerfield, Ill.
The funeral will be at 11 Wednesday from the residence, the Rev. M. Deforest Lowen, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Obituary:
Utica, New York
The Observer-Dispatch newspaper
Monday, November 15, 1954
Page 2-A, Column 1
H. S. Powell, Auto Muffler Inventor, Dies
Herbert S. Powell, 71, inventor of the Powell Muffler, 17 Faxton, died Nov. 14, 1954, at his home after a long illness. Mr. Powell was born Nov. 21, 1882 on College Hill, Clinton, a son of the Rev. Edward Payson Powell and Lucy Maltby Powell.
Mr. Powell came to Utica at the age of 22 and began the manufacture of a muffler designed to shut off the sound of explosions in the operation of automobiles. This he had patented. He then organized the Powell Muffler and Timer Company to place the muffler. His first place of business was in Mechanics Hall on Hotel St. From there, it was moved to the Whiffen Building on Bleecker St. and later into its own building on Catharine St. In march, 1928, after the business expanded, it was moved to the Richelieu Mill, Broad St.
In the early 1920s, Mr. Powell led a campaign to urge the city not to sell the site of the old Erie Canal, as had been proposed. he strongly advocated using it for an east-west thoroughfare for the city, which resulted in the construction of what is now Oriskany St.
Successful in his drive, Mr. Powell then built the first building on Oriskany St.
Mr. Powell was director of the National Association of Motor Equipment Manufacturer's Association, the Better Business Bureau of Utica and the Chamber of Commerce. Since 1925, he had been a director of the Oneida National Bank and Trust Co., also a member of the City Club of Utica and Lodge 1352, BPOE, of West Palm Beach, Fla.
For several years, he had been a trustee and treasurer of the Park Baptist Church. When the Park Church and the Tabernacle Baptist Church united, Mr. Powell affiliated with the latter. On Sept. 17, 1913, he married Frances M. Hatfield in New Hartford.
In 1950, Mr. Powell sold his business to a group of Chicago industrialists. He retired shortly after the sale.
Surviving, besides his wife, are two foster sons, Emil A. Hill, assistant vice-president of Oneida National Bank and Trust Co., and William Hill, vice-president of Richelieu Warehouse, Inc.; a sister, Miss Gladys Powell, Clinton; a brother, Phillips B. Powell, Deansboro; also two nephews, Gilbert Powell, La Mesa, Calif., and E. Schuyler Powell, Deerfield, Ill.
The funeral will be at 11 Wednesday from the residence, the Rev. M. Deforest Lowen, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.
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