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22-857: William Power may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Bill Power (Australian politician) (1893–1974), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly William Grene Power (1835–1903), member of the Queensland Legislative Council Will Power (born 1981), Australian motorsport racer Bill Power (footballer) (born 1937), Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne Billy Power (footballer) (1917–2002), Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray Canada [ edit ] William Power (Canadian politician) (1849–1920), member of

44-569: A sheriff of the City of London . The title "Alderman" is used for both men and women and may be prefixed to a person's name (e.g., Alderman John Smith, Alderman Smith, or for women; Alderman Mrs (or Miss) Smith). In Scotland , the office of " baillie " bore some similarities to that of alderman in England and Wales. Depending on the jurisdiction, an alderman could have been part of the legislative or judicial local government. A "board of aldermen"

66-467: A "mayor" and "councillors". (Australian capital cities usually have a Lord Mayor ). An example of the use of the term alderman is evident in the City of Adelaide . Aldermen were elected from the electors in all the wards . Historically, in Canada , the term "alderman" was used for those persons elected to a municipal council to represent the wards. As women were increasingly elected to municipal office,

88-959: A tramwayman. Power became a leading trade union official before deciding to enter state politics. Representing the Labor Party , Power won the new seat of Baroona in Labor's landslide win in the Queensland state election of 1935 , convincingly defeating J.E. Streeter of the Douglas Credit Party. When campaigning, he used the slogan "Power for the People". He served as Secretary for Public Works, Housing and Local Government from 1947 to 1950, Secretary for Mines and Immigration from 1950 till 1952, and Attorney-General from 1952 till Labor's defeat from government in 1957 . Power sided with Premier Vince Gair after Gair had been expelled by

110-734: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bill Power (Australian politician) William Joseph Power (3 January 1893 – 29 May 1974) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and an Alderman in the Brisbane City Council . Power was born in Brisbane , Queensland to Richard and Margaret Power (née Young) in 1893. He did his schooling in Petrie Terrace and worked as

132-673: Is essentially an upper house of a bicameral legislature (as it was in New York City until the 20th century). In Illinois , the Illinois Municipal Code allows for the formation and existence of an aldermanic-city form of municipal government. As an example, in Chicago , the Chicago City Council is composed of fifty aldermen (not councilors). As of 2021, Chicago aldermen are legally referred to by

154-600: Is little used in England and Wales, but is used more often in Northern Ireland, where councils may also designate up to a quarter of their elected councillors as aldermen. In the City of London , but not elsewhere in London , aldermen are still elected for each of the wards of the City by the regular electorate. To be a candidate to be Lord Mayor of the City of London , it is necessary to be an alderman and to have been

176-467: Is the governing executive or legislative body of many cities and towns in the United States. Boards of aldermen are used in many rural areas of the United States as opposed to a larger city council or city commission ; its members are typically called "alderman". The term is sometimes used instead of city council , but it can also refer to an executive board independent of the council, or to what

198-497: The Greater London Council and the London borough councils , where they remained a possibility until 1978. Councils in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland still have the power to create honorary aldermen and alderwomen, as a reward for their services as a councillor, but must do so at a special meeting, and in each case the granting of the title needs to be approved by two-thirds of those attending. This power

220-542: The Local Government Act 2001 , with effect from the 2004 local elections . Early usage of the term mirrored that of England and Wales . Local elections since the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 have used the single transferable vote in multiple-member electoral areas. In each electoral area of a borough or county borough , the first several candidates elected were styled "alderman" and

242-541: The State of Illinois as alderpersons, though the terms alderman and aldermanic remain in common use. Some cities such as, Ithaca, New York identify aldermen as 'alderpersons'. Others, including New Haven, Connecticut , use the term "alders". Historically the term could also refer to local municipal judges in small legal proceedings (as in Pennsylvania and Delaware ). Pennsylvania's aldermen were phased out in

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264-715: The ALP executive in 1957 and standing for the Queensland Labor Party , he held his seat. He did not seek re-election in 1960 and retired from politics. Power married Alice Gertrude Cain (died 1977) in 1918 and together they had four sons. He was an avid rugby league supporter, and also interested in Game fowl and dogs. He died in 1974. Alderman The title is derived from the Old English title of ealdorman , which literally means "elder person", and which

286-705: The Canadian House of Commons William Gerard Power (1882–1940), his son, Canadian politician in Quebec William Power (Quebec judge) (1800–1860), judge and political figure in Lower Canada William Edward Power (died 2003), Roman Catholic Bishop of Antigonish, 1960–1986 William Patrick Power (1843–1919), Canadian priest and head of Duquesne University United Kingdom [ edit ] William Power (Scottish politician) (1873–1951), leader of

308-887: The Scottish National Party William Henry Power (1842–1916), Chief Medical Officer of England William Power, member of the Birmingham Six United States [ edit ] William Patrick Power (1843–1919), first rector of the Pittsburgh Catholic College Will Power (performer) , American actor, rapper and playwright Bill Power (outlaw) , member of the Dalton Gang See also [ edit ] William Powers (disambiguation) Will Power (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

330-498: The council. In some councils the title is automatically conferred on the mayor regardless of their term of service. Although the term originated in England, it had no single definition there until the 19th century, as each municipal corporation had its own constitution. It was used in England, Wales and Ireland / Northern Ireland (all of Ireland being part of the United Kingdom from January 1801 until December 1922), but

352-457: The council. The alderman can be forced to resign by a vote of no confidence by the council. In South Africa, the term alderman refers to senior members of municipal councils . They are distinguished from ordinary councillors for their "long and distinguished service as a councillor". The title may be awarded on the basis of a long term of service (commonly 20 years), or a combination of term of service along with leadership positions held within

374-476: The rest "councillor". Someone co-opted to fill a seat vacated by an alderman would be styled "councillor". In the Netherlands, an alderman (Dutch: wethouder ) is part of the municipal executive and not of the municipal council , which controls the aldermen's actions in office. The alderman is comparable to the office of minister at the national level. However, the alderman can not propose bills to

396-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Power&oldid=1138806070 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

418-514: The term " councillor " slowly replaced "alderman", although there was some use of the term "alderperson". Today, the title of "alderman" is rarely used except in some cities in Alberta and Ontario , as well as some smaller municipalities elsewhere in the country, that retain the title for historical reasons. The title "alderman" was abolished for local authorities in the Republic of Ireland by

440-530: The term "alderman" in Australia. As in the way local councils have been modernised in the United Kingdom and Ireland , the term alderman has been discontinued in a number of places. For example, in the state of Queensland before 1994, rural "shires" elected "councillors" and a "chairman", while "cities" elected a "mayor" and "aldermen". Since 1994, all local and regional government areas in Queensland elect

462-1096: Was not used in Scotland . Under the Municipal Reform Act 1835 , municipal borough corporations consisted of councillors and aldermen. Aldermen would be elected not by the electorate, but by the council (including the outgoing aldermen), for a term of six years, which allowed a party that narrowly lost an election to retain control by choosing aldermen. This was changed by the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act 1910, so that outgoing aldermen were no longer allowed to vote. County councils , created in Great Britain in 1889 and in Ireland in 1899, also elected aldermen, but rural district and urban district councils did not. The Local Government Act 1972 finally abolished Aldermen with voting rights, with effect from 1974, except in

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484-802: Was used by the chief nobles presiding over shires . Similar titles exist in other Germanic languages, such as ålderman in Swedish , oldermann in Norwegian , rådmand in Danish and Low German , Olderman in West Frisian , ouderman in Dutch , and Ältermann in German . Finnish also has oltermanni , which was borrowed from Swedish. All of these words mean "elder person" or "wise man". Many local government bodies used

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