William Gerard Power

William Gerard Power
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Stadacona
In office
1923–1934
Preceded byJohn Charles Kaine
Succeeded byHector Laferté
Personal details
Born(1882-04-19)April 19, 1882
Sillery, Quebec, Canada
DiedJuly 8, 1940(1940-07-08) (aged 58)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
RelationsWilliam Power, father
Charles Gavan Power, brother
Joseph Ignatius Power, brother
Lawrence Cannon, great-nephew

William Gerard Power (April 19, 1882 – July 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 and led the evacuation of Canadian UNEF forces from Gaza in 1967.[1]

  1. ^ Rikhye, Indar Jit (1980). The Sinai Blunder, London: Frank Cass. ISBN 0-7146-3136-1