Patrick Power (Canadian politician)

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Patrick Power
Patrick Power.jpg
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Halifax
In office
1867–1872
Serving with Alfred Gilpin Jones
Succeeded byWilliam Johnston Almon
Stephen Tobin
In office
1874–1878
Serving with Alfred Gilpin Jones
Preceded byWilliam Johnston Almon
Stephen Tobin
Succeeded byMatthew Henry Richey
Malachy Bowes Daly
Personal details
Born(1815-03-17)March 17, 1815
Kilmacthomas, County Waterford (Republic of Ireland)
DiedFebruary 23, 1881(1881-02-23) (aged 65)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyAnti-Confederate (1867-1869)
Liberal Party of Canada (1869-1870)
Independent Liberal (1870-1878)
ChildrenLawrence Geoffrey Power

Patrick Power (March 17, 1815 – February 23, 1881) was a Canadian politician and a Member of Parliament for the riding of Halifax in Nova Scotia. He was born on March 17, 1815 at Kilmacthomas in County Waterford, Ireland. He immigrated to Nova Scotia in 1823 with his parents and later worked as a merchant in Canada.

He was first elected as a member of the Anti-Confederation Party on September 20, 1867. On January 30, 1869, he became a member of the Liberal Party, but in 1870 he became an Independent Liberal. He ran for re-election and lost on October 12, 1872. He was re-elected to the 3rd Canadian Parliament on January 22, 1874, but he was defeated in the next election on September 17, 1878.

In 1876, he was offered a position in Alexander Mackenzie's Cabinet to replace Thomas Coffin, but he declined. He retired from politics in 1877 and died on February 23, 1881. During life, he worked on various boards and commissions themed with the education and welfare of the poor. For his charity work, he was awarded the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope Pius IX in 1870. His son, Lawrence Geoffrey Power, was a member of the Senate. The Patrick Power Library at St. Mary's University in Halifax bears his namesake.

Electoral history[]

1878 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal–Conservative Matthew Henry Richey 3,532 28.13 Green tickY
Liberal–Conservative M.B. Daly 3,466 27.60 Green tickY
Independent Alfred Gilpin Jones 2,863 22.80  
Independent Liberal Patrick Power 2,695 21.46  
Total valid votes 12,556 100.00
1874 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Independent Liberal Patrick Power 3,186 45.52 Green tickY
Independent Alfred Gilpin Jones 2,979 42.56 Green tickY
Unknown G. Robb 834 11.92  
Total valid votes 6,999 100.00
1872 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal–Conservative William Johnston Almon 2,528 25.55 Green tickY
Liberal Stephen Tobin 2,486 25.12 Green tickY
Independent Liberal Patrick Power 2,452 24.78  
Independent Alfred Gilpin Jones 2,430 24.56  
Total valid votes 9,896 100.00
1867 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Anti-Confederation Alfred Gilpin Jones 2,381 26.28 Green tickY
Anti-Confederation Patrick Power 2,367 26.13 Green tickY
Unknown John Tobin 2,158 23.82  
Unknown S.L. Shannon 2,154 23.77  
Total valid votes 9,060 100.00

External links[]

  • Patrick Power – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "Patrick Power". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.


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