John O'Connor Power

John O'Connor Power
Member of Parliament
for Mayo
In office
29 May 1874 – 18 December 1885
President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood
In office
1882–1891
Preceded byCharles Kickham
Succeeded byJohn O'Leary
Personal details
Born(1846-02-13)13 February 1846
Clashaganny, County Roscommon
Died21 February 1919(1919-02-21) (aged 73)
Putney, London
Resting placeAbney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London
NationalityIrish
Political party
Spouse(s)Avis Weiss, née Hooke
Parent(s)Patrick Power, Mary O'Connor
ResidencePutney London
Alma materSt Jarlath's College, Tuam, County Galway.
ProfessionOrator, Politician, lawyer, radical journalist
Known forIrish Republican leader

John O'Connor Power (13 February 1846 – 21 February 1919) was an Irish Fenian and a Home Rule League and Irish Parliamentary Party politician and as MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland represented Mayo from June 1874 to 1885. From 1881, he practised as a barrister specialising in criminal law and campaigning for penal reform.