predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place imagesize jr/sr party profession term_end birth_date term_start image article_title state name restingplace
none thomas h. carter 16 february 1923 near dubuque , iowa helena , montana 186px united states senator republican businessman march 4 , 1895 22 may 1839 january 2 , 1890 thomascpower.jpg thomas c. power
 montana thomas charles power resurrection cemetery
thomas c. power

thomas charles power -lrb- may 22 , 1839february 16 , 1923 -rrb- was a republican senator from montana and businessman .
he was born near dubuque , iowa , on may 22 , 1839 .
he attended public school and graduated from sinsinawa college with a degree in engineering .
he then worked as a surveyor in dakota until 1860 .
between 1861 and 1867 , he was engaged in trade along the mississippi river , eventually becoming president of a steamer line .
after settling in helena in 1876 power started t. c. power and bro , which was a prominent mercantile company through the northwestern united states and western canada .
he served in the united states senate from january 2 , 1890 , to march 4 , 1895 , as one of the first two senators from montana .
he died on february 16 , 1923 , and was interred in resurrection cemetery .
the town of power in montana is named after him .
