Luther Theophilus Powell
BIRTH 18 May 1898
Jamaica
DEATH 29 Apr 1978 (aged 79)
Queens, Queens County, New York, USA
BURIAL
Woodlawn Cemetery
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
The Powell’s emigrated separately from Jamaica and settled in New York City. Luther Powell worked as a shipping clerk and the couple raised their children in the Hunt’s Point area of the Bronx. Their son, Colin Powell, became the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first African American to serve as Secretary of State.
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