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Owned 16 Collieries employing 6,000 persons. Possibly the largest coal exporter in the world. Shipped 700,000 tons in 1862. (See obituary) | Owned 16 Collieries employing 6,000 persons. Possibly the largest coal exporter in the world. Shipped 700,000 tons in 1862. (See obituary) | ||
Powell was one of the chief promoters of the [[Taff Vale Railway]] and the [[Monmouthshire Railway]]. | |||
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Revision as of 19:38, 13 May 2014
Thomas Powell (1779-1863), colliery proprietor of South Wales - Thomas Powell and Sons
Owned 16 Collieries employing 6,000 persons. Possibly the largest coal exporter in the world. Shipped 700,000 tons in 1862. (See obituary)
Powell was one of the chief promoters of the Taff Vale Railway and the Monmouthshire Railway.
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