James Aloysius Power Explained

Sir James Aloysius Power (17 April 1865 – 19 May 1921) was an Irish businessman who was the Mayor of Waterford from 1903–5.[1] [2] He received his knighthood on 2 May 1904[3] at Waterford's South Railway Station from King Edward VII who had traveled from Dún Laoghaire[4] to Waterford North Station which had been decked out in crimson. HMS Aeolous fired a salute and Power hosted the King at a City Hall reception. Power was knighted just before the King left on the train station platform.

Power was born in Waterford, the third son of James Power, who owned a leather store. Power took over the business and expanded it into a drapery.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Power. James A.. Annotated circular letter from James A. Power, Mayor of Waterford, summoning a Special Meeting of the Corporation of Waterford regarding an address to the King on his visit to Waterford. 2021-08-01. catalogue.nli.ie. English. 2021-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801101306/http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000818366. live.
  2. Web site: Power. James A.. Letter from James A. Power, Mayor of Waterford, to John Redmond regarding a local collection for the Parliamentary Fund. 2021-08-01. catalogue.nli.ie. English. 2021-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801101310/http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000813279. live.
  3. Book: Shaw, William Arthur. The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of All the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of Knights Bachelors. Incorporating a Complete List of Knights Bachelors Dubbed in Ireland. 1970. Genealogical Publishing Com. 978-0-8063-0443-4. en. 2021-08-01. 2021-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801101304/https://books.google.com/books?id=l4xUsPyL6koC&pg=RA1-PA417&lpg=RA1-PA417&dq=James+Aloysius+Power++mayor+of+waterford&source=bl&ots=vdNGAp7Ggy&sig=ACfU3U327A76bA97c2Bdn-PbZbe54g3K2A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjQkZb0z6XvAhWI2BQKHRqBA5sQ6AEwDXoECBYQAw#v=onepage&q=James%20Aloysius%20Power%20%20mayor%20of%20waterford&f=false. live.
  4. Web site: King Edward VII. 2021-08-01. www.askaboutireland.ie. 2021-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514082051/http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography/transport/waterford-dungarvan-and-l/the-railway/king-edward-vii/. live.
  5. News: Death of Sir James Power . 13 April 2024 . Kilkenny Moderator . 4 June 1921 . 5.

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