William Gerard Power (April 19, 1882 – July 8, 1940) was a Canadian politician.
William Gerard Power | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Stadacona | |
| In office 1923–1934 | |
| Preceded by | John Charles Kaine |
| Succeeded by | Hector Laferté |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1882 Sillery, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | July 8, 1940 (aged 58) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | William Power, father Charles Gavan Power, brother Joseph Ignatius Power, brother Lawrence Cannon, great-nephew |
Born in the parish of Sillery, Quebec, the son of William Power and Susan Winifred Rockett, Power was educated at the Commercial Academy of Quebec and the College Mont-Saint-Louis in Montreal . A lumber merchant, he joined W & J Sharples in 1897, becoming its president in 1921, until 1929. A partner in the River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Company. Named to the Legislative Council of Quebec in 1923 for the division of Stadacona as a Liberal. He resigned on July 25, 1934, to become a member of the Quebec Liquor Commission.
His brother, Charles Gavan Power, was an MP and senator; another brother, Joe Power, was a professional ice hockey player and member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec; yet another brother, James Power, was a professional ice hockey player. His great-nephew Lawrence Cannon was a Conservative MP and cabinet minister. His son Col. Douglas Haig Power was a member of the Canadian Forces and led the evacuation of Canadian UNEF forces from Gaza in 1967.[1]
References edit
- ^ Rikhye, Indar Jit (1980). The Sinai Blunder, London: Frank Cass. ISBN 0-7146-3136-1
External links edit
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.