Background
Power, Joseph Thomas was born on February 22, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Power, Joseph Thomas was born on February 22, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Graduated from the high school.
Vice president, Plasterers' Local 5, Chicago, 1954-1955; president, Plasterers' Local 5, Chicago, 1955-1956; international vice president, Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association, Washington, 1956-1959; executive vice president, Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association, Washington, 1959-1970; general president, Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association, Washington, 1970-1981. Member National Joint Board for Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes, 1961-1971, vice president, member executive council building and construction trades department, 1970-1981;delegate International Labor Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland, 1971, 72, Japanese confederation Labor, Tokyo, 1972, Japan/Korea, 1974, Washington, 1975. Member Department State mission to South America, 1973.
Public member Foreign Service Selection Board III, Department State. Board visiting United States Military Academy, 1977-1981. With United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1941-1946.
Son of Joseph and Mary (Kelly) P. Married Mary Kathryn Powers, October 12, 1943. Children: John Jay, Kathryn E., Mary Ann, Joan, Joseph, Shiela.