Paul Powell
Former Illinois Secretary of State
Paul Taylor Powell was an American Democratic politician from Illinois, and Illinois Secretary of State from 1965 until his death in 1970, after which he was discovered to have been corrupt and became known for his saying "There's only one thing... Wikipedia
Born: January 21, 1902, Vienna, IL
Died: October 10, 1970 (age 68 years), Rochester, MN
Previous offices: Illinois Secretary of State (1965–1970), Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives (1959–1963), and Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives (1949–1951)
Governor: Otto Kerner Jr. Samuel H. Shapiro; Richard B. Ogilvie