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Power, Thomas C

civil engineer, United States senator, governor, was born May 22, 1839, in Dubuque, Iowa. In 1867 he located at Fort Benton, the head of navigation; and was president of the Benton P. line of steamers. He is interested in cattle, mines and various mercantile companies. He located in Helena in 1878; and was elected a member of the first constitutional convention of Montana in 1883. He was a delegate to the republican national convention in 1888; and was nominated by the republicans of his state for governor in 1889. He was elected to the United States senate in

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