Lawrence Geoffrey Power, (August 9, 1841 – September 12, 1921) was a
Canadian
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lawyer and politician.
Born in
Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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, the son of
Patrick Power and Ellen Gaul, he was educated at
St. Mary's Knockbeg College,
Carlow College, the
Catholic University of Ireland
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and
Harvard University
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and was admitted to the bar in 1866. In 1880, he married Susan O'Leary. He served as a member of Halifax town council and of the school board. He also served as a member of the senate for
Dalhousie University
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. Power was appointed to the
Senate of Canada
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representing the senatorial division of Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1877. A
Liberal
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Politics
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, he was
Speaker of the Senate from 1901 to 1905.
He died in office in 1921.
References
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Allison, D & Tuck, C
''History of Nova Scotia, Vol. 3''(1916) pp. 225–6
External links
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1841 births
1921 deaths
Harvard University alumni
Alumni of Carlow College
Canadian senators from Nova Scotia
Canadian people of Irish descent
Liberal Party of Canada senators
Speakers of the Senate of Canada
Politicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
19th-century members of the Senate of Canada
20th-century members of the Senate of Canada