Richard, Richie or Dick Power may refer to:
Peers and politicians
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Richard Power, 1st Baron Power
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...
(c.1482–1539), Irish peer (
Earl of Tyrone#Barons Power (13 September 1535))
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Richard Power, 4th Baron Power
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...
(c.1553–1607), Irish peer (
Earl of Tyrone#Barons Power (13 September 1535))
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Richard Power, 1st Earl of Tyrone
Richard Power, 1st Earl of Tyrone (1630–1690) was an Irish Jacobite nobleman.
Early life
Power was the eldest son of John Power, 5th Baron Power, of Curraghmore, County Waterford, who died in 1661, by his wife Ruth Pyphoe. About the time of hi ...
(1630–1690)
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Richard Power (of Clashmore) Richard, Richie or Dick Power may refer to:
Peers and politicians
* Richard Power, 1st Baron Power (c.1482–1539), Irish peer ( Earl of Tyrone#Barons Power (13 September 1535))
* Richard Power, 4th Baron Power (c.1553–1607), Irish peer ( Earl ...
(c.1747–1814), Irish peer; MP for
County Waterford
County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Waterford. Waterford City and County Council is the local authority for ...
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Richard Shapland Power
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...
(c.1776–1831), Irish legislator; MP for
County Waterford
County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Waterford. Waterford City and County Council is the local authority for ...
; his father was Richard Power of Clashmore
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Sir Richard Champion Power, 3rd Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist i ...
(1843–1892), Irish peer, member of
Power baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Power, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Power Baronetcy, of Kilfane in the County of Kilkenny, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 July ...
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Richard Power (Parnellite MP)
Richard Power (1851 – 29 November 1891) was an Irish nationalist politician and MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as member of the Home Rule League and the Irish Parliamentary Party represente ...
(1851–1891), Irish nationalist politician, MP for Waterford City 1874–1891
Others
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Dick Power
Richard John Power (13 December 1903 – unknown) was a Welsh professional heavyweight boxer. Born in Crumlin in Monmouthshire, Power became the Welsh heavyweight champion in 1926.
Boxing career
Although there is little record of Power's ...
(before 1903–after 1938), boxer
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Richie Power Snr
Richie Power (born 8 April 1957 in Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, Ireland) is an Irish former hurler who played for his local club Carrickshock and at senior level for the Kilkenny county team from 1982 until 1991.
Playing career Club
Power ...
(born 1957), Irish hurler
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Richie Power Jnr
Richard "Richie" Power (born 4 December 1985) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.
Born in Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, Power first played competitive hurling during his schooling ...
(born 1985), Irish hurler
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Richard Power (writer)
Richard Power ( ga, Risteard de Paor; 1928, Dublin – 12 February 1970, Bray) was an Irish novelist and script-writer.
Early life and education
Power was born in 1928 into a family of Waterford lineage and raised in Naas, Co Kildare, where h ...
(1928–1970), Irish writer
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Richard Power (cricketer)
Richard Wood Power FRCSI (2 February 1896 – 3 March 1978) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Power was born at Dublin in February 1896, and was educated in the city at Clongowes Wood College. He studied surgery at the Royal College o ...
(1896–1978), Irish cricketer
See also
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Richard Powers (disambiguation) Richard Powers (born 1957) is an American novelist.
Rick, Ricky, Richie or Richard Powers may also refer to:
* Richard Powers (actor) (1896–1963), American character performer a/k/a George Duryea, Tom Keene and Dick Powers
*Richard Powers (unio ...
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Power (name) Power is a surname.
__FORCETOC__ People with the surname
* Arthur Power (1889–1960), British admiral
* Arthur Mackenzie Power (1921–1984), British admiral
* Camilla Power (born 1976), British actress
*Carla Power (active 2022), American author
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