Patrick Power (Liberal politician) explained

Patrick Power (died 25 August 1835[1]) was Whig Party Westminster MP for County Waterford from the 1835 general election until his death.[2] He stood for election with the backing of Daniel O'Connell, who 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.[4] He was the younger brother of Nicholas Mahon Power. He was married to Mary Snow; they had four sons and one daughter.

Notes and References

  1. Urban. Sylvanus. The Gentleman's Magazine. Obituary. 25 March 2016. 158. October 1835. E. Cave. 445.
  2. Book: Broderick, Eugene. Waterford's Anglicans: Religion and Politics, 1819-1872. 25 March 2016. 2009-10-02. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 9781443815772. 196, fn.404.
  3. Book: Hawkins, Angus. Victorian Political Culture: 'Habits of Heart and Mind'. 25 March 2016. 2015-05-07. OUP Oxford. 9780191044144. 207.
  4. Book: Burke, Bernard . Bernard Burke

    . Bernard Burke. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_Ni4BAAAAQAAJ#page/n425/mode/1up. 1863. 1218. Power of Faithlegg. Harrison .