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Patrick Power (Liberal politician)

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Patrick Power (died 25 August 1835[1]) was Liberal Party Westminster MP for Waterford County from the 1835 general election until his death.[2] He stood for election with the backing of Daniel O'Connell, supported Repeal of the Union, and was returned unopposed with Sir Richard Musgrave.[3] He was a justice of the peace, and lived in Bellevue, County Kilkenny.[1][4] He was the younger brother of Nicholas Mahon Power.[4] He was married to Mary Snow; they had four sons and one daughter.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Urban, Sylvanus (October 1835). "Obituary". The Gentleman's Magazine. 158. E. Cave: 445. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  2. ^ Broderick, Eugene (2 October 2009). Waterford’s Anglicans: Religion and Politics, 1819-1872. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 196, fn.404. ISBN 9781443815772. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. ^ Hawkins, Angus (7 May 2015). Victorian Political Culture: 'Habits of Heart and Mind'. OUP Oxford. p. 207. ISBN 9780191044144. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Burke, Bernard (1863). "Power of Faithlegg". A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 1218.