Sir James Power, 2nd Baronet (6 December 1800 – 30 September 1877)
was an
Irish Liberal and
Repeal Association
The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell in 1830 to campaign for a repeal of the Acts of Union of 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland.
The Association's aim was to revert Ireland to ...
politician, barrister, and Governor of the
Bank of Ireland
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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:
John
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
;
James;
Thomas
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People
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; Mary Jane; Gwendoline Anna Eliza; and, Francis Mary Ursula.
Political career
Power was elected
Repeal Association
The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell in 1830 to campaign for a repeal of the Acts of Union of 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland.
The Association's aim was to revert Ireland to ...
Member of Parliament (MP) for
County Wexford
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in the
1835 general election and held the seat until
1847
Events
January–March
* January 4 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the U.S. government.
* January 13 – The Treaty of Cahuenga ends fighting in the Mexican–American War in California.
* January 16 – John C. Frà ...
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
1868
Events
January
* January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries.
* January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsu ...
when he stood down.
Baronetcy
Power succeeded to the baronetcy 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
Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway, and Commissioner for Charitable Bequests in Ireland. He was also a
Deputy Lieutenant. In 1859, he was
High Sheriff of Dublin City.
References
External links
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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