John Hare Powel, born April 22, 1786, in Philadelphia, and died June 14, 1856, was an American agriculturist, politician, art collector and philanthropist who was adopted by his aunt Elizabeth Willing Powel and inherited the estate of his uncle Samuel Powel, the last colonial-era mayor of Philadelphia. He founded the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society in 1823 and devoted himself to agriculture, doing much to improve the breeding of cattle and sheep in the United States, and he published Hints for American Farmers in 1827 and Memoirs of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society in 1824. He also served as a Federalist member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1827 to 1830.
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Defining ContributionImproved the breeding of cattle and sheep in the United States 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. John Hare Powel, Wikipedia
Early life and education, first paragraph
Pennsylvania, on April 22, 1786, the youngest of the six children of Robert and Margaret Willing Hare.
Lead paragraph, first sentence, death date
June 14, 1856) was an American
Lead paragraph, first sentence, nationality
June 14, 1856) was an American
Career, fifth paragraph
After the war, he devoted himself to agriculture, and did much to improve the breeding of cattle and sheep in the United States.
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