James "Red" Powell
Former Derby City Council Member Ward IV

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Title

James "Red" Powell
Former Derby City Council Member Ward IV

Description

Term
Apr. 15, 1975 - Apr. 13, 1981
  • James "Red" Powell and Larry Sims defeated Hayward Chace and Robert S. Jones, Jr. in the primary Mar. 04, 1975 to run in the general election Apr. 01, 1975
  • elected Apr. 01, 1975 defeating Larry Sims for the Ward IV seat vacated by Gerald Yocom
  • sworn in Apr. 15, 1975
  • re-elected Apr. 05, 1977 and ran unopposed
  • re-elected Apr. 03, 1979 defeating Donald Ross
  • re-elected Apr. 07, 1981 and ran unopposed
  • passed away Apr. 13, 1981 leaving an unexpired term

Creator

City of Derby

Source

City of Derby

Collection

City Council

Citation

City of Derby, “James "Red" Powell
Former Derby City Council Member Ward IV,” Derbykshistory, accessed October 31, 2025, https://derbykshistory.com/items/show/272.

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