John O'Connor Power | |
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Member of Parliament for Mayo | |
In office 29 May 1874 – 18 December 1885 | |
President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood | |
In office 1882–1891 | |
Preceded by | Charles Kickham |
Succeeded by | John O'Leary |
Personal details | |
Born | Clashaganny, County Roscommon | 13 February 1846
Died | 21 February 1919 Putney, London | (aged 73)
Resting place | Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London |
Nationality | Irish |
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Spouse(s) | Avis Weiss, née Hooke |
Parent(s) | Patrick Power, Mary O'Connor |
Residence | Putney London |
Alma mater | St Jarlath's College, Tuam, County Galway. |
Profession | Orator, Politician, lawyer, radical journalist |
Known for | Irish 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.