Sir James Aloysius Power (17 April 1865 – 19 May 1921) was an Irish businessman who was the Mayor of Waterford from 1903–5.[1][2] He received his knighthood[3] on 2 May 1904[4] at Waterford's South Railway Station from King Edward VII who had traveled from Dún Laoghaire[5] to Waterford North Station which had been decked out in crimson.[6] HMS Aeolous fired a salute and Power hosted the King at a City Hall reception. Power was knighted just before the King left on the train station platform.
Power was born in Waterford, the third son of James Power, who owned a leather store. Power took over the business and expanded it into a drapery.[7]
References
edit- ^ Power, James A. "Annotated circular letter from James A. Power, Mayor of Waterford, summoning a Special Meeting of the Corporation of Waterford regarding an address to the King on his visit to Waterford". catalogue.nli.ie. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Power, James A. "Letter from James A. Power, Mayor of Waterford, to John Redmond regarding a local collection for the Parliamentary Fund". catalogue.nli.ie. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ O'Farrell, Paul (1 May 1904), Royal visit 1904, archived from the original on 1 August 2021, retrieved 1 August 2021
- ^ Shaw, William Arthur (1970). The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of All the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of Knights Bachelors. Incorporating a Complete List of Knights Bachelors Dubbed in Ireland. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-0443-4. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "King Edward VII". www.askaboutireland.ie. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ National Library of Ireland on The Commons (1 May 1904), Waterford Royal visit, King and Queen on Grand Stand steps, archived from the original on 1 August 2021, retrieved 1 August 2021
- ^ "Death of Sir James Power". Kilkenny Moderator. 4 June 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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