William Grene Power Explained

William Power
Office1:Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
Term Start1:19 September 1883
Term End1:14 August 1903
Birth Date:24 September 1835
Birth Place:Clonmel, South Tipperary, Ireland
Death Place:Nundah, Queensland, Australia
Restingplace:Toowong Cemetery
Birthname:William Grene Power
Nationality:Irish Australian
Spouse:Mary Teresa Perkins (d.1924)
Occupation:Company director
Alma Mater:Carlow College

William Grene Power (24 September 1835 – 14 August 1903) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

Biography

Power was born in 1835 at Clonmel, South Tipperary, Ireland to Edward Power and his wife Mary Ann (née Grene) and was educated at Carlow College, Ireland. After arriving in Australia he was mayor of Jamieson, Victoria in 1866 and became a managing partner in Perkins & Co and the Queensland Deposit Bank.[1]

He was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council in September 1883, and served for twenty years until his death in August 1903.[1]

Power was married to Mary Teresa and together they had seven children. He died in 1903[1] and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 11 March 2015.
  2. News: Family Notices. . . 15 August 1903 . 11 March 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  3. https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=180429 Power William Grene