Sir James Power, 2nd Baronet (6 December 1800 – 30 September 1877) was an

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politician, barrister, and Governor of the

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Family

Power was the son of John Power, a whiskey distiller and head of the Powers company, and Mary (née Brennan). He married Jane Ann Eliza Talbot, daughter of John Hyacinth Talbot in 1843 and together they had six children:

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; Mary Jane; Gwendoline Anna Eliza; and, Francis Mary Ursula.

Political career

Power was elected

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(MP) for

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in the 1835 general election and held the seat until 1847 when he stood down. He was later elected MP as a Liberal candidate for the same constituency in the 1865 general election and held the seat until

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when he stood down.

Baronetcy

Power succeeded to the peerage in 1855 upon the death of his father. Upon his death, his son John Talbot Power succeeded.

Other activities

Power was Governor of the Bank of Ireland, Chairman of the

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, and Commissioner for Charitable Bequests in Ireland. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant. In 1859, he was

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Power, James 1800 births 1877 deaths Irish Liberal Party MPs Irish Repeal Association MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Wexford constituencies (1801–1922) High Sheriffs of Dublin City Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1865–1868