Background
Born in the parish of Sillery, Quebec City, 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.
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William Power
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Career
A lumber merchant, he joined West & J Sharples in 1897, becoming its president in 1921, until 1929. Named to the Legislative Council of Quebec in 1923 for the division of Stadacona as a Liberal. His great-nephew Lawrence Cannon was a Conservative Member of Parliament and cabinet minister.
Membership
He resigned on July 25, 1934 to become a member of the Quebec Liquor Commission.
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Political Party
Quebec Liberal Party