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 Bt
Member of Parliament for County Wexford
In office 24 July 1865 – 24 November 1868 Serving with Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh (1866–1868) John George (1865–1866)
Preceded by	Patrick McMahon John George
Succeeded by	John Talbot Power Matthew Peter D'Arcy
In office 27 January 1835 – 10 August 1847 Serving with Villiers Francis Hatton (1841–1847) John Maher (1835–1841)
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(s)	Jane Anne Eliza Talbot ​ ​ (m. 1843)​
Children	Six, including John Talbot Power, James Talbot Power and Thomas Talbot Power
Parents	John Power Mary Brennan
Residence	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

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
2. 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. 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.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir James Power