Date of Birth: 01/01/1885
Place of Birth: Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 13/01/1925
Place of Death: Glenbrook, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
30 Aug 1921 |
20 Nov 1924 |
3 years 2 months 22 days |
Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 30 August 1921 |
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). President of Paddington League 1912, secretary of industrial section 1916 - 1917, member of central executive 1917 - 1919, 1920 - 1923, president 1921 - 1923; delegate to federal conference 1918, 1921.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Drayman and union secretary. Rural worker, pastrycook, drayman, taxi driver, tobacconist.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. Senator 1924 - 1925.
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Paddington 1914 - 1918, Mayor 1917 - 1918.
Personal
Son of John Power, publican, and Mary Parker. Married (1) Alice May Duggan on 21 January 1911 at Paddington. Widowered on 4 June 1913. Married (2) Stella Horrigan on 4 November 1918 and had issue, 2 sons. Funeral at Randwick cemetery from Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Darlinghurst.
