Sir John Talbot Power, 3rd Baronet explained

Sir John Talbot Power
Honorific-Suffix:Bt
Office:Member of Parliament
for County Wexford
Term Start:24 November 1868
Term End:23 February 1874
Predecessor:James Power
Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh
Alongside:Matthew Peter D'Arcy
Successor:George Bowyer
Keyes O'Clery
Birth Date:2 May 1845
Nationality:Irish
Party:Liberal
Children:Two, including James Douglas Talbot Power
Parents:James Power
Jane Ann Eliza Talbot
Residence:Edermine House, County Wexford, Ireland

Sir John Talbot Power, 3rd Baronet (2 May 1845 – 4 December 1901) was an Irish Liberal politician.

Talbot Power was the son of former County Wexford MP and Governor of the Bank of Ireland James Power and Jane Ann Eliza (née Talbot).[1] In 1876, he married Frances Emma Segrave, daughter of Henry Segrave, and they had at least two children: James Douglas Talbot Power and Eileen Maréli.

Talbot Power was elected MP as a Liberal candidate for County Wexford in the 1868 general election and held the seat until 1874 when he was defeated.[2]

Talbot Power succeeded as second baronet in 1877 upon the death of his father. In 1880, he was High Sheriff of Wexford and, upon his death, the baronetcy passed to his son.

Notes and References

  1. Book: O'Neill. Ciaran. Catholics of Consequence: Transnational Education, Social Mobility, and the Irish Catholic Elite 1850-1900. 2014. Oxford University Press. 9780191017469. 144. 22 March 2018.
  2. Book: Walker. B.M.. Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. 1978. Royal Irish Academy. Dublin. 0901714127.