| 词条 | Foster Powell |
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LifePowell was baptized in Horsforth in 1734, and moved to London in 1762 where he worked as a lawyer's clerk.[1][3] In 1764 he began his pedestrian career by wagering that he could walk 50 miles in 7 hours, which he accomplished on the Bath Road.[4] He became a national celebrity, but made very little money from walking, which he treated as a hobby, and died in relative poverty at the age of 59 on 15 April 1793.[2][3] He was buried at St Faith's Church in St Paul's Cathedral Churchyard, after a walking funeral procession.[3][4] FeatsIn 1773 he walked 400 miles from London to York and back, and in 1788 walked 100 miles in 21 hours 35 minutes. He also ran 2 miles in 10 minutes.[3] References1. ^1 Charles G. Harper (1922) The Great North Road: London to York 2nd edn Cecil Palmer, London 2. ^1 Arthur Mee (1941) The King's England: Yorkshire West Riding (Hodder & Stoughton, London) pp190–1 3. ^1 2 3 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed 3 July 2016 4. ^1 [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Powell,_Foster_(DNB00) Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900], Volume 46: Powell, Foster External links{{DNB Poster|Powell, Foster|Foster Powell}}
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