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Nicholas Mahon Power
Nicholas Mahon Power (1787 – 1873) was an Irish nationalist politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1847 to 1859. Career Nicholas Mahon Power was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Ballynakill and Faithlegg, barony of Gaultiere, County Waterford, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Standing as a Repeal Association candidate, he was elected in 1847 as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for County Waterford. He was re-elected in 1852. Power and his fellow Waterford MP John Esmonde were elected as candidates of the Irish Whig Party, which had been in alliance with nationalists. Power's brother, Patrick, had represented Waterford in 1835. After the election, and Power and Esmonde were among the 40 Irish Whigs who joined the new Independent Irish Party. The new party did not survive, and Power was re-elected as a Whig in 1857 Events January–March * January 1 – The biggest Estonian newspaper, ''Postime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Nationalist
Irish nationalism is a nationalist political movement which, in its broadest sense, asserts that the people of Ireland should govern Ireland as a sovereign state. Since the mid-19th century, Irish nationalism has largely taken the form of cultural nationalism based on the principles of Self-determination, national self-determination and popular sovereignty.Sa'adah 2003, 17–20.Smith 1999, 30. Irish nationalists during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries such as the Society of United Irishmen, United Irishmen in the 1790s, Young Irelanders in the 1840s, the Fenian Brotherhood during the 1880s, Fianna Fáil in the 1920s, and Sinn Féin styled themselves in various ways after French left-wing Radicalism (historical)#France, radicalism and republicanism. Irish nationalism celebrates the culture of Ireland, especially the Irish language, literature, music, and sports. It grew more potent during the period in which all of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
