Background
POWER, Lawrence Geoffrey was born on August 9, 1841 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. E. c. of late Patrick Power, formerly Member of Parliament for Halifax County, and Ellen Gaul.
POWER, Lawrence Geoffrey was born on August 9, 1841 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. E. c. of late Patrick Power, formerly Member of Parliament for Halifax County, and Ellen Gaul.
Studied at Street Mary's College Halifax, North.S. Carlow College. The Catholic University, Dublin. Harvard Law School.; Doctor of Laws.
Admitted to Bar, 1866. An Alderman of Halifax, 1870-1876. School Commissioner for thirteen’years.
Member of Senate of University of Halifax, 1876.
Speaker of Senate, 1900. A director of School for the Blind, of Institut on for Deaf and Dumb, of Halifax Visiting Dispensary, of Legislative Library, of 52 a Nova Scotia Historical Society, and of Game Society of Nova Scotia, of which last he has been for several years president King’s Counsel; P.CJ 1905.
Senator of Canada since 1877.
Club: Halifax.