John Joseph Power (1867 – 3 April 1968) was an Australian state politician.
He was born in
Sydney
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to George and Nora Power, and attended St Joseph's College. He studied at the
University of Sydney
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before working as a civil engineer and surveyor. In 1887 he became a publican. In 1901 he was elected to the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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as the
Labor
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** Manual labour, physical work
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member for
Sydney-Lang. He lost preselection in 1904 and retired from politics. Power died a centenarian at
Kurrajong in 1968.
References
1867 births
1968 deaths
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Politicians from Sydney
Australian civil engineers
Australian centenarians
Australian surveyors
University of Sydney alumni
Colony of New South Wales people
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