Jack Power (politician)

John Maurice "Jack" Power (15 December 1883 – 13 January 1925) was an Australian politician. Born in Hay, New South Wales, he worked as a tram driver. In 1918, he was Mayor of Paddington Municipal Council. In 1921, he was elected President of the New South Wales Labor Party, and he was editor of Labor News from 1923 to 1924.

Jack Power
Senator for New South Wales
In office
20 November 1924  13 January 1925
Preceded byAllan McDougall
Succeeded byWilliam Gibbs
Personal details
Born
John Maurice Power

(1883-12-15)15 December 1883
Hay, New South Wales
Died13 January 1925(1925-01-13) (aged 41)
Glenbrook, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
OccupationTram driver, unionist

On 30 August 1921 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council and served until 20 November 1924,[1] when he was appointed to the Australian Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Allan McDougall. However, he died under two months later on 13 January 1925, necessitating the appointment of NSW ALP Assistant Secretary William Gibbs.[2][3]

References

  1. "Mr John Maurice Power (1885-1925)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. Hawker, Georfrey. "Power, John Maurice (1883-1925)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Australian Parliament. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. Carr, Adam. "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

 

Civic offices
Preceded by
Michael Purcell
Mayor of Paddington
1918–1919
Succeeded by
Michael Purcell


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