One of the members from Lee county in the House this winter is the Hon. John T. P. Power, of Keokuk. He was born in that city December 18, 1864, and it has always been his home. After completing the school courses at Keokuk he attended St. Vincent's College at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. After graduating from that institution he spent a number of years in teaching at his alma mater, Notre Dame University and St. Ambrose College, at Davenport. For the past four years he has been a practicing attorney at Keokuk. In 1894 he was elected by the Democrats as one of the members of the city council of Keokuk, and he has been acknowledged as the leader of the Democrats in that body ever since. He belongs to St. Peter's Roman Catholic church. He belongs to the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and is local secretary of that order. He is also a member of the American Sons of Columbus. He was elected grand purser of the latter order at Columbus in 1893, and re-elected at Peoria this year. Mr. Power is one of the trustees of the Keokuk public library. He was married a number of years ago to Miss Helena D. O'Shea. This winter he would like to see some legislation on the liquor question in line with the policy advocated by the Democratic party.
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