The son of Thomas Powell of Nanteos; he was educated at Westminster School and was Conservative MP for Cardiganshire (1816-54).

REFERENCES TO William Edward Powell:

Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 20 October 1820 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)