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Sir John Talbot Power, 3rd Baronet

Sir John Talbot Power, 3rd Baronet

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Sir John Talbot Power, 3rd Baronet (2 May 1845 – 4 December 1901)[1][2] was an Irish Liberal politician.

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Talbot Power was the son of former County Wexford MP and Governor of the Bank of Ireland James Power and Jane Ann Eliza (née Talbot).[3] In 1876, he married Frances Emma Segrave, daughter of Henry Segrave, and they had at least two children: James Douglas Talbot Power and Eileen Maréli.[citation needed]

Talbot Power was elected MP as a Liberal candidate for County Wexford in the 1868 general election and held the seat until 1874 when he was defeated.[4]

Talbot Power succeeded to the peerage in 1877 upon the death of his father.[2] In 1880, he was High Sheriff of Wexford and, upon his death, the baronetcy passed to his son.[citation needed]

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  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
  2. [2]
    Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "P" (part 3)
  3. [3]
    O'Neill, Ciaran (2014). Catholics of Consequence: Transnational Education, Social Mobility, and the Irish Catholic Elite 1850-1900. Oxford University Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780191017469. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. [4]
    Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
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