Richard Power (Irish politician)
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Richard Power (1851–November 29, 1891) was an Irish Nationalist politician who was a major supporter of Charles Stewart Parnell during the Kitty O'Shea affair.[1]
He held the parliamentary seat of Waterford City from February 6, 1874 to his death at the age of 40 in 1891.
He served as Mayor of Waterford in 1886 and 1887.
He held the position of Irish Whip in parliament from 1878[2] and performed a key role in coordinating MPs in carrying out Parnell's highly disciplined pressure on the Liberal and Conservative parties over home rule.
[edit] References
- ^ Timothy Michael Healy, Letters and Leaders of my Day. Chapter 25: Parnell's Downfall (1890). London: Thornton Butterworth.
- ^ Stephen Gwynn, The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, BART., M.P., 1917. Volume 1 of the biography and memoirs of Sir Charles Dilke, 2nd Baronet.
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| Preceded by Ralph Bernal Osborne |
Member of Parliament for Waterford City 1874–1891 |
Succeeded by John Edward Redmond |
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