William Joseph Power (3 January 1893 – 29 May 1974) was a
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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and an
Alderman
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in the
Brisbane City Council
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Early years
Power was born in
Brisbane
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Queensland
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to Richard and Margaret Power (née Young) in 1893.
[ He did his schooling in ]Petrie Terrace
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and worked as a tramwayman. Power became a leading trade union official before deciding to enter state politics.[
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State political career
Representing the Labor Party, Power won the new seat of Baroona
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in Labor's landslide win in the Queensland state election of 1935,[
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
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. Power sided with Premier Vince Gair
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after Gair had been expelled by the ALP executive in 1957 and standing for the Queensland Labor Party
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, he held his seat. He did not seek re-election in 1960 and retired from politics.[
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Personal life
Power married Alice Gertrude Cain (died 1977) in 1918 and together they had four sons. He was an avid rugby league
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supporter, and also interested in Game fowl and dogs. He died in 1974.[
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References
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1893 births
1974 deaths
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Attorneys-General of Queensland
People from Brisbane
20th-century Australian politicians