Charles Gavan Power

Politician

1888 – 1968

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Who was Charles Gavan Power?

Charles Gavan "Chubby" Power, MC, PC 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.

Born in Sillery, Quebec, Power played ice hockey while studying law. From 1906, he played for the Quebec Bulldogs of the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association. A proficient scorer, he scored four goals in one game in 1908 and five goals in a game in 1909.

He entered politics in the 1917 federal election, after having been wounded during the Battle of the Somme. He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry during military operations. He was elected as a "Laurier Liberal" during the Conscription Crisis of 1917.

In 1935, Power was appointed minister of pensions and health in the Liberal cabinet of William Lyon Mackenzie King.

During World War II, he served as minister of national defence for air, and was responsible for expanding the Royal Canadian Air Force. His opposition to conscription led him to resign from Cabinet during the Conscription Crisis of 1944 after the government passed an Order in Council to send conscripts overseas.

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Born
Jan 18, 1888
Sillery, Quebec City
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Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Lived in
  • Quebec City
Died
May 30, 1968

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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