William Gerard Power

William Gerard Power (April 19, 1882  July 8, 1940) was a Canadian politician.

William Gerard Power
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Stadacona
In office
1923–1934
Preceded byJohn Charles Kaine
Succeeded byHector Laferté
Personal details
Born(1882-04-19)April 19, 1882
Sillery, Quebec, Canada
DiedJuly 8, 1940(1940-07-08) (aged 58)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
RelationsWilliam 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

  1. Rikhye, Indar Jit (1980). The Sinai Blunder, London: Frank Cass. ISBN 0-7146-3136-1
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