Thomas Joseph Power (December 12, 1886 – 1959) was a merchant and politician in

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. He represented St. George's in the

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from 1924 to 1928. The son of Michael Power and Margaret Kelly, he was born in St. John's and was educated there. Power worked as a

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in the family cooperage and then, in 1914, set up a herring packing business and barrel factory at Woods Island,

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. He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1924 as a

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. In 1925, he was named government representative on the board of directors for the Newfoundland Power and Paper Company in

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. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1928. He later managed an insurance agency in St. John's. In 1927, Power married Maude Aylward.

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1886 births 1959 deaths Businesspeople from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Politicians from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 20th-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Dominion of Newfoundland politicians {{Newfoundland-politician-stub