Charles Gavan Power
Francis Gavan Power | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1888 Sillery, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 30 May 1968 (aged 80) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Rosemary Pendleton (m. 1912) |
| Relations |
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| Children | 3, including Frank |
| Alma mater | Université Laval |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Branch/service | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Years of service | 1915-1918 |
| Rank | Acting Major |
| Battles/wars | Battle of the Somme |
| Awards | Military Cross |
Charles Gavan "Chubby" Power MC PC (18 January 1888 – 30 May 1968) was a Canadian politician and ice hockey player. Many members of his family, including his father, two brothers, a son and a grandson, all had political careers; two of his brothers also played ice hockey.
Early life
Born in Sillery, Power played ice hockey while studying law. From 1906, he played for the Quebec Bulldogs of the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA). A proficient scorer, he scored four goals in one game in 1908 and five goals in a game in 1909.
Military service
Power served overseas in
Political career
He entered politics in the
In 1935, Power was appointed minister of pensions and health in the Liberal cabinet of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.
During World War II, he served as Acting Minister of National Defence (1940) and Minister of National Defence for Air (1940 to 1945) and was responsible for expanding the Royal Canadian Air Force. His opposition to conscription led him to resign from the cabinet during the Conscription Crisis of 1944, after the government passed an Order in Council to send conscripts overseas. Power sat as an "Independent Liberal" for the duration of the war and was re-elected as an Independent Liberal in the 1945 federal election. He then rejoined the party and 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 on 28 July 1955 and served until his death in 1968.[2]
Family
His father,
References
- ^ "Minister for Air | Maclean's | SEPTEMBER 15 1941". Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ (31 May 1968). Charles G. Power Is Dead at 80; Canadian Legislator 51 Years, The New York Times, p. 29 (paywall)
- 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.
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