Power, William Joseph (Bill)
Personal
Birth Date:
3 January 1893 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Death Date:
29 May 1974 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Richard Power and Margaret (nee Young)
Family:
Alice Gertrude Cain on 14 December 1918, 4 sons
Education:
Petrie Terrace Boys' State School
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Tramwayman, Queensland Rail; Leading union official; Mines Department officer; Employed by Defence Department during World War II; Chairman, Health Committee
Local Government Service:
Alderman, Brisbane City Council
Party Positions:
- Secretary and President, Baroona Branch, ALP.
- Cofounder and member of Queensland Labor Party. 1957 - 1961
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | ALP | Baroona | 11 May 1935 | 26 Apr 1957 | |
Assembly | QLP | Baroona | 16 Apr 1957 | 28 May 1960 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
Attorney-General | 10 Mar 1952 | 12 Aug 1957 |
Secretary for Mines and Immigration | 10 May 1950 | 10 Mar 1952 |
Secretary for Public Works, Housing and Local Government | 15 May 1947 | 10 May 1950 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests included rugby league football, game fowl and dogs; Member, HACBS
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 68260; Courier-Mail, '22 years' service to State', 30 May 1974; Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962); Alexander, Joseph, Who's Who in Australia, XVIth edition, 1959, p. 649 (Melbourne, Vic: The Herald)
[Last Modified: Thursday, 31 August 2017]