Sir James Power, 2nd Baronet

Sir James Power, 2nd Baronet (6 December 1800 – 30 September 1877)[1][2] was an Irish Liberal and Repeal Association politician, barrister, and Governor of the Bank of Ireland.[3][4]

Sir James Power
Member of Parliament
for County Wexford
In office
24 July 1865 – 24 November 1868
Preceded byPatrick McMahon
John George
Succeeded byJohn Talbot Power
Matthew Peter D'Arcy
In office
27 January 1835 – 10 August 1847
Preceded byCadwallader Waddy
Henry Lambert
Succeeded byJames Fagan
Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan
Personal details
Born6 December 1800
Died30 September 1877(1877-09-30) (aged 76)
NationalityIrish
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Repeal Association
Spouse
Jane Anne Eliza Talbot
(m. 1843)
ChildrenSix, including John Talbot Power, James Talbot Power and Thomas Talbot Power
Parent(s)John Power
Mary Brennan
Residence(s)Edermine House, County Wexford, Ireland

Family

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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; James; Thomas; Mary Jane; Gwendoline Anna Eliza; and, Francis Mary Ursula.[4]

Political career

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Power was elected Repeal Association Member of Parliament (MP) for County Wexford 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 1868 when he stood down.[5]

Baronetcy

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Power succeeded to the baronetcy in 1855 upon the death of his father. Upon his death, his son John Talbot Power succeeded.[2]

Other activities

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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.[citation needed] In 1859, he was High Sheriff of Dublin City.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
  2. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "P" (part 3)
  3. ^ O'Neill, Ciaran (2014). Catholics of Consequence: Transnational Education, Social Mobility, and the Irish Catholic Elite 1850-1900. Oxford University Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780191017469. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Foster, Joseph (1881). The baronetage and knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 510.
  5. ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Wexford
18651868
With: Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh (18661868)
John George (1865–1866)
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Wexford
18351847
With: Villiers Francis Hatton (18411847)
John Maher (18351841)
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Edermine)
1855–1877
Succeeded by