Nicholas Mahon Power (1787 – 1873) was an

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politician. He sat in the

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from 1847 to 1859.

Career

Nicholas Mahon Power was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Ballynakill and Faithlegg, barony of Gaultiere,

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, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Standing as a

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candidate, he was elected in

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as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for

. He was re-elected in

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. Power and his fellow Waterford MP John Esmonde were elected as candidates of the Irish Whig Party, which had been in alliance with nationalists. Power's brother,

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, had represented Waterford in 1835. After the election, and Power and Esmonde were among the 40 Irish Whigs who joined the new

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. The new party did not survive, and Power was re-elected as a Whig in

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. He did not contest the 1859 election, and retired from Parliament.

Family

Nicholas Mahon Power and his wife, Margaret, had seven children. The family home was Faithlegg House, Cheekpoint, County Waterford.

References

1787 births 1873 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Waterford constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 Irish Repeal Association MPs Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub