Richard Power (1851 – 29 November 1891) was an

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nationalist Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Th ...

politician and MP in the

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of the

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and as member of the

Home Rule League The Home Rule League (1873–1882), sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was an Irish political party which campaigned for home rule for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, until it was replaced by the Irish Parliam ...

and the

Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party) was formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nation ...

represented

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from 6 February 1874 until his death at the early age of 40, in 1891. He was first elected in the 1874 United Kingdom general election as a candidate of the Home Rule League, standing with Major Purcell O'Gorman, who was the other member elected. He was re-elected in 1880, then stood successfully for the

in the elections of 1885 and

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. He served as Mayor of

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in 1886 and 1887. He held the position of Irish Whip in parliament from 1878

Stephen Gwynn Stephen Lucius Gwynn (13 February 1864 – 11 June 1950) was an Irish journalist, biographer, author, poet and Protestant Nationalist politician. As a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party he represented Galway city as its Member of Parliame ...

,
The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, BART., M.P.
', 1917. Volume 1 of the biography and memoirs of Sir Charles Dilke, 2nd Baronet. and performed a key role in coordinating MPs in carrying out Parnell's highly disciplined pressure on the Liberal and Conservative parties over

Home Rule Home rule is government of a colony, dependent country, or region by its own citizens. It is thus the power of a part (administrative division) of a state or an external dependent country to exercise such of the state's powers of governance wit ...

. Power was a major supporter of

Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell (27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish nationalist politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1875 to 1891, also acting as Leader of the Home Rule League from 1880 to 1882 and then Leader of the ...

during his leadership crisis after the Katharine O'Shea divorce controversy.

Timothy Michael Healy Timothy Michael Healy, KC (17 May 1855 – 26 March 1931) was an Irish nationalist politician, journalist, author, barrister and a controversial Irish Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain an ...

"Letters and Leaders of my Day. Chapter 25: Parnell's Downfall"
(1890). London: Thornton Butterworth. Despite this, he remained popular on both sides of the party. He was reported to have caught a chill at Parnell's funeral, which left his lungs weak. He was married only a few days before his death.''The Times'', 1 December 1891

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* 1851 births 1891 deaths Home Rule League MPs Irish Parliamentary Party MPs Parnellite MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Waterford constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub