POWER, James. Second lieut. R.A. 1 Jany. 1794, colonel 5 June 1835 to 23 Nov. 1841; colonel commandant R.A. 6 Dec. 1846 to death; M.G. 23 Nov. 1841. d. Dover 17 Feb. 1851.
POWER, Sir James, 2 Baronet (only son of the succeeding). b. Johns Lane distillery, Dublin 6 Dec. 1800; educ. Rathfarnham college; called to the Irish bar at King’s inns 1849; M.P. co. Wexford 1835–47 and 1865–8; succeeded 25 June 1855; a comr. of charitable bequests in Ireland 1865 to death; sheriff for co. Wexford 1851, and for city of Dublin 1859. d. Edermine, Enniscorthy, co. Wexford 30 Sept. 1877. Irish law times xi 517 (1877).
POWER, Sir John, 1 Baronet. b. 1771; a distiller in Dublin; alderman of Dublin; created baronet 18 Oct. 1841; a supporter of D. O’Connell by his purse and influence; laid foundation stone of O’Connell monument in Glasnevin cemetery 1854. d. Roebuck house, county Dublin 25 June 1855. bur. in cathedral, Marlborough st. Dublin. G.M. xliv 428 (1855).
POWER, John. b. 1820; articled to sir John Rennie, C.E. but gave up the engineering profession; published The Irish literary enquirer 1865–6, four numbers only; Bibliotheca Hibernica, Dublin 1865, a specimen sheet; List of Irish periodical publications 1866; A handy book about books 1870; resided in Panama some years; projected the Panama star and herald; resided at St. John’s Wood, London. d. St. Leonards-on-sea 13 May 1872. N. & Q. 4 s. ix 417 (1872).
POWER, John (son of William Power of Lichfield). b. Freley, Staffs. 31 July 1818; educ. Merchant Taylors’ school 1828, Parkin’s exhibitioner to Pemb. coll. Camb. 1837; 8 wrangler and B.A. 1841, M.A. 1844, D.D.; fellow and tutor of Pembroke, then master of the college Jany. 1870 to death; vice-chancellor of Camb. univ. 1870 and 1878. d. The master’s lodge, Pembroke coll. 18 Nov. 1880. bur. Cherryhinton church 24 Nov. The Guardian 24 Nov. 1880 p. 1620.
POWER, John (son of Matthias Power). b. parish of Affane, near Cappoquin, Waterford 1 May 1809; studied in St. John’s college, Waterford; ordained priest 16 June 1832; C. of St. Mary’s, Clonmel 8 June 1832; P.P. of Powerstown 2 July 1852; translated to parish of S.S. Peter and Paul, Clonmel 6 Sept. 1866; R.C. bishop of Waterford and Lismore 6 May 1873 to death, consecrated in Waterford cathedral 20 July 1873. d. Waterford 6 Dec. 1887. bur. in Waterford cathedral 9 Dec. W. M. Brady’s Episcopal succession ii 77 (1876); The Waterford mail 8 Dec. 1887 p. 3, 12 Dec. p. 2.
POWER, Joseph (son of Mr. Power of Market Bosworth, Leics. surgeon). b. Market Bosworth 1798; pensioner at Clare coll. Camb. 21 March 1817, fellow 19 Dec. 1823 to 21 Feb. 1829, and 2 Jany. 1844, dean; fellow of Trin. hall 21 Feb. 1829 to 2 Jany. 1844, tutor and lecturer 1829–44; B.A. 1821, M.A. 1824; proctor of the univ. 1829; librarian of the university 1845, resigned 13 Feb. 1864; V. of Litlington, Cambs. 1856–66; R. of Birdbrook, Essex 1866 to death; contributed papers to the Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical society 1825–57. d. Birdbrook rectory 7 June 1868.
POWER, Manley. Ensign 32 foot 30 Dec. 1819; lieut. 85 foot 4 Sept. 1823, placed on h.p. 30 June 1825; captain 85 foot 28 Dec. 1826, lieut. col. 13 April 1852 to death; brevet colonel 20 June 1854. d. Bath 27 April 1857.
POWER, Marguerite A. (dau. of colonel Power and niece of Marguerite, countess of Blessington). b. about 1815; resided with her aunt at Gore house, Kensington to April 1849, when she went with her to Paris; edited The Keepsake 1851–7; contributed to the Irish metropolitan magazine, Forget-me-not, and Once a week; author of Evelyn Forester: a woman’s story 1856; The Foresters, 2 vols. 1858; The letters of a betrothed 1858, signed Honoria; Nelly Carew, 2 vols. 1859; Virginia’s hand, a poem 1860; Sweethearts and wives, 3 vols. 1861, 2 ed. 1861; Arabian days and nights, or rays from the east 1863; edited Country quarters by the Countess of Blessington 1850, with a memoir. d. July 1867. Heath’s Book of beauty (1842) 135 portrait; Athenæum 13 July 1867 p. 54.
POWER, Mary (widow of Nicholas Power of Snowhill and aunt of the right hon. R. L. Sheil). Resided at Bath; went to London to see the Great exhibition of 1851. d. the Ursuline convent, Cork 10 March 1853 aged 116. The Constitution, Cork 17 March 1853 p. 3.