William Power (21 February 1849 – 11 December 1920) was a Canadian politician. Born in the parish of Sillery,

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, the son of William Power and Bridgit Fitzgerald, both

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, Power was educated at the Commercial Academy of Quebec. A lumber merchant, he was elected to the

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for

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in a 1902 by-election, after the death of the sitting MP, Richard Reid Dobell. A

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, he was re-elected in

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but was defeated in

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. He was elected again in

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but did not run in

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. He married Susan Winifred Rockett. His son,

Charles Gavan Power Charles Gavan "Chubby" Power, (18 January 1888 – 30 May 1968) was a Canadian politician and ice hockey player. Many members of his family, including his father, two brothers, a son and a grandson, all had political careers; two of his br ...

, was an MP and senator. His grandson,

Francis Gavan Power Joseph Francis Gavan Power (13 June 1918 – 1973) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became a lawyer by career. Frank Power was a veteran of the Canadian Army. He became a pri ...

was an MP. His great-grandson

Lawrence Cannon Lawrence Cannon, (born December 6, 1947) is a Canadian politician from Quebec and Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former Quebec lieutenant. In early 2006, he was made the Minister of Transport. On October 30, 2008, he relinquished oversight of T ...

is a Conservative MP and cabinet minister. His son William Gerard Power was a member of the

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; another son, Joseph Ignatius Power was a member of the

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, and also played professional

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; yet another son, James Power, was also a professional hockey player, and a soldier.

Electoral record

References

The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected 3 November 1904

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1849 births 1920 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Anglophone Quebec people Politicians from Quebec City People from Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub