James Power, 3rd Earl of Tyrone (1667 – 19 August 1704) was an Irish
Jacobite nobleman.
Early life
He was the youngest son of
Richard Power, 1st Earl of Tyrone and the former Lady Dorothy Annesley. Among his siblings were elder brother
John Power, 2nd Earl of Tyrone (who married
Katharine FitzGerald, only child and heiress of
Sir John FitzGerald of Dromana) and his sister, Lady Helena Power (who married John Walsh, of Pilltown).
His paternal grandparents were
John Power, 5th Baron Power, and the former Ruth Pyphoe. His maternal grandparents were
Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, and
Elizabeth Altham (eldest daughter of Sir
James Altham
Sir James Altham (about 1554 - 1617), of Oxhey, Hertfordshire, was an English judge, briefly a member of the Parliament of England, and (from 1607) a Baron of the Exchequer.'Altham, James. B.E. 1607', in E. Foss, ''The Judges of England'', Vol. VI ...
).
Career
Although a Protestant, he was a Capt. in his father's Regiment of Foot and at the surrender of Waterford in 1690, he submitted to King
William III and was given a pardon under the
Great Seal
A great seal is a seal used by a head of state, or someone authorised to do so on their behalf, to confirm formal documents, such as laws, treaties, appointments and letters of dispatch. It was and is used as a guarantee of the authenticity of ...
in 1697.
From 1691 until his death in 1704, he was Governor of the city and county of Waterford.
He succeeded to the
earldom of Tyrone upon the death of his brother in 1693.
Personal life
On 13 December 1692, Power married Anne Rickard (d. 1729), the eldest daughter and heiress of Andrew Rickard, of Dangan-Spidoge, and the former Anne Hooke (daughter and heiress of Rev. Thomas Hooke).
Before his death in 1704, they were the parents of:
* Lady Catherine Power, who married
Marcus Beresford, only son of
Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet
Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet (1669 – 16 June 1701) was an Anglo-Irish soldier, politician and baronet.
Early life
He was the second, but oldest surviving son of Sir Randal Beresford, 2nd Baronet and the Hon. Catherine Annesley. Among h ...
, and Hon. Nichola Sophia Hamilton (youngest daughter of
Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly
Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount Glenawly ( 1600–1678) was a soldier in Swedish and English service. He was awarded the title of ''friherre'' for his service to Sweden.
Background
He came from a family that descended from the Hamiltons of Dalser ...
), in 1717. Marcus was created the
Earl of Tyrone
The Earl of Tyrone is a title created three times in the Peerage of Ireland, and once in the Spanish nobility. It was created for the final time in 1746 for Marcus Beresford, 1st Viscount Tyrone, son-in-law of the last de Poer earls. His son wa ...
by
George I in 1746.
Lord Tyrone died on 19 August 1704 at which point the earldom became extinct. Lady Tyrone died on 26 September 1729 and was buried in the Protestant Church at
Carrick-on-Suir
Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical B ...
.
On 19 December 1767, the
barony of La Poer was confirmed on his daughter and her heirs by a decision of the
Irish House of Lords
The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from medieval times until the end of 1800. It was also the final court of appeal of the Kingdom of Ireland.
It was modelled on the House of Lords of Englan ...
despite the barony never having been a barony in fee.
References
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1667 births
1704 deaths
Irish Jacobites
Earls of Tyrone