City: Covington
LANIER, Powless William, lawyer; born Fulton, Tipton Co., Tenn., March 7, 1885; son of S. H. and Ellen (Cooper) LANIER; paternal grandfather Samuel B. LANIER, paternal grandmother Hettie VAN LIER, maternal grandfather B. COOPER, maternal grandmother Fannie NORRIS; Huguenot (French) and Dutch descent; educated Tipton Co. schools and Cumberland University; graduate of Cumberland University L. L. B. June, 1907; member Kappa Sigma, I. O. O. F. and Masonic Lodge; also member Methodist church; elected to lower house Tennessee legislature 1910.
