Paulus Powell -  Paulus Powell (1809 – June 10 1874) was a nineteenth-century politician from Virginia.Born in Amherst County Virginia Powell attended private schools as a child and went on to attend Amherst College. He held several local offices and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1843 to 1849. He was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1848 serving from 1849 to 1859. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
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