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William Power (Canadian politician)

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William Power
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Quebec West
In office
1902–1908
Preceded byRichard Reid Dobell
Succeeded byWilliam Price
In office
1911–1917
Preceded byWilliam Price
Succeeded byGeorges Parent
Personal details
Born(1849-02-21)21 February 1849
Sillery, Canada East
Died11 December 1920(1920-12-11) (aged 71)
Political partyLiberal
RelationsBridgit Fitzgerald, mother
Frank Power, Grandson
Lawrence Cannon, Great-grandson
ChildrenFrancis Xavier Power Charles Gavan Power
William Gerard Power
James Power
Joe Power

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.[citation needed]

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

Electoral record

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By-election on 29 January 1902

On Dobell's death, 11 January 1902

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Power acclaimed
1904 Canadian federal election: Quebec West
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Power 1,053
Conservative Lawrence Stafford 660
1908 Canadian federal election: Quebec West
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Price 1,025
Liberal William Power 1,015
1911 Canadian federal election: Quebec West
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Power 1,219
Conservative William Price 1,128

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