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William Power (other)
William Power may refer to: Australia * Bill Power (Australian politician) (1893–1974), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * William Grene Power (1835–1903), member of the Queensland Legislative Council * Will Power (born 1981), Australian motorsport racer * Bill Power (footballer) (born 1937), Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne * Billy Power (footballer) (1917–2002), Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray Canada * William Power (Canadian politician) (1849–1920), member of the Canadian House of Commons * William Gerard Power (1882–1940), his son, Canadian politician in Quebec * William Power (Quebec judge) (1800–1860), judge and political figure in Lower Canada * William Edward Power (died 2003), Roman Catholic Bishop of Antigonish, 1960–1986 * William Patrick Power (1843–1919), Canadian priest and head of Duquesne University United Kingdom * William Power (Scottish politician) (1873–1951), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Power (Australian Politician)
William Joseph Power (3 January 1893 – 29 May 1974) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and an Alderman in the Brisbane City Council. Early years Power was born in Brisbane, Queensland to Richard and Margaret Power (née Young) in 1893. He did his schooling in Petrie Terrace and worked as a tramwayman. Power became a leading trade union official before deciding to enter state politics. State political career Representing the Labor Party, Power won the new seat of Baroona in Labor's landslide win in the Queensland state election of 1935, convincingly defeating J.E. Streeter of the Douglas Credit Party. When campaigning, he used the slogan "Power for the People". He served as Secretary for Public Works, Housing and Local Government from 1947 to 1950, Secretary for Mines and Immigration from 1950 till 1952, and Attorney-General from 1952 till Labor's defeat from government in 1957. Power sided with Premier Vince Gair after Gair had been expelled by the ALP ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grene Power
William Grene Power (24 September 1835 – 14 August 1903) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Biography Power was born in 1835 at Clonmel, South Tipperary, Ireland to Edward Power and his wife Mary Ann (née Grene) and was educated at Carlow College, Ireland. After arriving in Australia he was mayor of Jamieson, Victoria in 1866 and became a managing partner in Perkins & Co and the Queensland Deposit Bank. He was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council in September 1883, and served for twenty years until his death in August 1903. Power was married to Mary Teresa and together they had seven children. He died in 1903 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery Toowong Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on the corner of Frederick Street and Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875. It is Queensland's largest cemet .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Power
William "Will" Steven Power (born 1 March 1981) is an Australian motorsports driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series, driving for Team Penske. He is the 2014 and 2022 IndyCar Series champion and the 2018 Indianapolis 500 champion. Power is currently fifth all-time in wins with 41 and first all-time in poles earned in IndyCar history with 68. Australian racing Will Power was born in Toowoomba, Queensland. The son of open-wheel racer Bob Power, Will Power started his career in Queensland driving a Datsun 1200 at Morgan Park Raceway, Warwick as well as at Carnel Raceway, Stanthorpe. In 1999 Power began driving an aging family-owned Swift SC92F in the Queensland Formula Ford Championship, winning races in a sporadic campaign. In 2000 Power ran a full campaign leading to his first title in the Swift while simultaneously racing a late-model Spectrum 07 on the Australian Formula Ford Championship, finishing a promising seventh. Still running a small family-oriented team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Power (footballer)
William David Power (30 October 1937 – 15 September 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Power, Bill Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sydney Swans players 1937 births 2020 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Power (footballer)
William Anthony Ward Power (21 July 1917 – 27 November 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Power's football career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. Notes External links * * Billy Power's playing statisticsfrom The VFA Project 1917 births 2002 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Western Bulldogs players Oakleigh Football Club players People from Armadale, Victoria Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Military personnel from Melbourne {{AFL-bio-1917-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Power (Canadian Politician)
William Power (21 February 1849 – 11 December 1920) was a Canadian politician. Born in the parish of Sillery, Canada East, the son of William Power and Bridgit Fitzgerald, both Irish, Power was educated at the Commercial Academy of Quebec. A lumber merchant, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Quebec West in a 1902 by-election, after the death of the sitting MP, Richard Reid Dobell. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904 but was defeated in 1908. He was elected again in 1911 but did not run in 1917. He married Susan Winifred Rockett. His son, Charles Gavan Power, was an MP and senator. His grandson, Francis Gavan Power was an MP. His great-grandson Lawrence Cannon is a Conservative MP and cabinet minister. His son William Gerard Power was a member of the Legislative Council of Quebec; another son, Joseph Ignatius Power was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, and also played professional hockey Hockey is a term used to denote a family of va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gerard Power
William Gerard Power (April 19, 1882July 8, 1940) was a Canadian politician. 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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Power (Quebec Judge)
William Power (September 10, 1800 – July 11, 1860) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East. He represented Gaspé in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1832 to 1838. He was born in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, the son of Michael Power, an Irish immigrant, and Elizabeth Tovig. Power was educated in Ireland, then studied law at Quebec City with Norman Fitzgerald Uniacke and then George Vanfelson, and was admitted to the Lower Canada bar in 1826. In 1827, he was named clerk for the Vice Admiralty Court. Power voted against the Ninety-Two Resolutions. He married Suzanne Aubert de Gaspé, the daughter of Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, in 1829. He was a captain in the Queen's Volunteers in the Eastern Townships. In 1840, he was named to the Court of Appeals for Quebec district; in 1844, he was named to the circuit court and, in 1857, to the Quebec Superior Court The Superior Court of Quebec (french: Cour supérieure du Québec) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Edward Power
William Edward Power (September 27, 1915 - November 29, 2003) was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of Antigonish, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ... on July 20, 1960: installed August 10, 1960: resigned December 17, 1986. Power died in 2003. References External links Diocese of Antigonish 2003 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada Participants in the Second Vatican Council 1915 births {{NovaScotia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Patrick Power
William Patrick Power, C.S.Sp. (1843–1919) was the first head of Duquesne University, founded as the "Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost". Power was born in 1843 and ordained in 1866; he had spent many years teaching in Spiritan missions in India, Mauritius and Trinidad before coming to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. First rector of Pittsburgh Catholic College Father Joseph Strub, the founder of the College, was not happy with the Spiritan Superior General's choice of Father Power as the first rector of the Pittsburgh Catholic College, since he believed Pittsburgh's immigrant Catholics would perceive a German rector as more industrious and disciplined than an Irish one. In fact, he specifically requested that the rector not be Power, but he was selected nonetheless. While the German Holy Ghost Father John Bernard Graff served in Power's capacity as he traveled from Ireland, the Irish-born bishop of Pittsburgh, John Tuigg, showed his animosity for the interim rector's nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Power (Scottish Politician)
William Power (30 August 1873 – 13 June 1951) was a Scottish writer, journalist, and politician. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party from 1940 to 1942, and served as President of the Scottish Convention between 1942 and 1951. Early life William Power was born in Woodlands, Glasgow, the eldest of the five children of William Power snr, a commission agent and ship master. He attended Woodside School in Glasgow, but had to leave at the age of fourteen as a result of his father's death at Gibraltar from fever, and found work as a bank clerk at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Margery Palmer McCulloch, ‘Power, William (1873–1951)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press He continued to read and educate himself, and frequently contributed essays and articles to newspapers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Power
Sir William Henry Power, (15 December 1842 – 28 July 1916) was a British medical doctor. Biography He was born in London, and served as Assistant Medical Officer and Medical Inspector for General Sanitary Purposes of the Local Government Board. The entomologist and lecturer of medicine, John Arthur Power was an uncle. In January 1900, he was appointed Chief Medical Officer of England, and served as such until 1908. In 1898 he was awarded the first Edward Jenner Medal of the Epidemiological Society of London. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1895 and awarded their Buchanan Medal in 1907. He won the Bisset Hawkins Medal from the Royal College of Physicians in 1902. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the November 1902 Birthday Honours list, and knighted as a Knight Commander (KCB) of the same order in 1908. He died at Holly Lodge, East Molesey Molesey is a district of two twin towns, East Molesey and West Molesey, in the Borough of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
