John William Power (4 February 1816 – 12 May 1851), sometimes described as the 17th

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, was an Irish politician. The son of Edmund Power, and stepson of Richard L. Shiel, Power was born in

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. He stood in the 1837 Dungarvan by-election, and won the seat, as a Whig. In the

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, he instead stood in

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, winning the seat without facing a contest. In 1840, he stood down by taking the office of the

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. Power also served as a deputy lieutenant and a magistrate.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Power, John 1816 births 1851 deaths People from County Waterford UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841