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 by | Patrick McMahon John George |
| Succeeded by | John Talbot Power Matthew Peter D'Arcy |
| In office 27 January 1835 – 10 August 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Cadwallader Waddy Henry Lambert |
| Succeeded by | James Fagan Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1800 |
| Died | 30 September 1877 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Repeal Association |
| Spouse |
Jane Anne Eliza Talbot
(m. 1843) |
| Children | Six, 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
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
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
Power succeeded to the peerage in 1855 upon the death of his father. Upon his death, his son John Talbot Power succeeded.[2]
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.[4]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "P" (part 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.
- Foster, Joseph (1881). The baronetage and knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 510.
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.