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Power, George W. (George Washington)
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- Power, George Washington, 1865-1910
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1865-1910
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George Washington Power was born in Jamison, Victoria, on 13 October 1865. The family moved to Brisbane in 1873. Power was educated at Brisbane Grammar School, the University of Sydney, and Trinity College, University of Melbourne. He was awarded a Master of Arts in 1888 and a Master of Laws in 1891. He was called to the Victorian Bar in 1890 and the Queensland Bar later in the same year. He was a foundation member of the Queensland Bar Association. He was also a founding member in 1893 of the University Extension Scheme, which formed to urge the establishment of a university in Queensland. The scheme instituted a system of public lectures. In 1910 he was appointed to the Senate of the newly established University of Queensland. He died suddenly in May of that year.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised, JH, 12-May-2020