Charles Gavan Power
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| Hon. Charles Gavan Power | |
 Charles Gavan Power from Canadian men of affairs in cartoon (1922) |
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| In office 1955-07-28 – 1968-05-30 |
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| Appointed by | Louis St. Laurent |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Arthur Lesage |
| Succeeded by | Paul Lafond |
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| In office 1917 – 1955 |
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| Preceded by | The electoral district was created in 1914. |
| Succeeded by | Francis Gavan Power |
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| In office 1935-10-23 – 1939-09-18 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Matheson Sutherland |
| Succeeded by | Ian Alistair Mackenzie |
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| Born | January 18, 1888 Sillery, Quebec |
| Died | May 30, 1968 (aged 80) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Charles Gavan "Chubby" Power, MC, PC (January 18, 1888 – May 30, 1968) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Sillery, Quebec, Power was a lawyer by training. He entered politics in the 1917 federal election, after having been wounded during the Battle of the Somme. He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry during military operations. He was elected as a "Laurier Liberal" during the Conscription Crisis of 1917.
In 1935, Power was appointed minister of pensions and health in the Liberal cabinet of William Lyon Mackenzie King.
During World War II, he served as minister of national defence for air, and was responsible for expanding the Royal Canadian Air Force. His opposition to conscription led him to resign from Cabinet during the Conscription Crisis of 1944. Power ran to succeed King in the 1948 Liberal leadership convention, but came a poor third.
Charles Power retired from the House of Commons in 1955. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on July 28, 1955, and served until his death on May 30, 1968. His grandson Lawrence Cannon was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 2006 as a Conservative.
[edit] References
- Power, Charles Gavan, 1888-1968 and Ward, Norman, 1918-1990. A party politician: the memoirs of Chubby Power / Edited by Norman Ward. Toronto : Macmillan of Canada, 1966. 419 p. : plates. ; 24 cm.
[edit] External links
- Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian Encyclopedia: Charles Gavan Power
- Charles Gavan Power fonds at Queen's University Archives
- Charles Gavan Power at the Internet Movie Database
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