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James Power (1788 or 1789 – August 15, 1852) was an Irish-born Texan empresario, politician and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, known for the land grant he received with partner James Hewetson that included the coastal area between the mouths of the Guadalupe and Nueces Rivers, as well as his founding and service as the first mayor of the Aransas City settlement.
In 1834, he sailed with his uncle James Power, who was an empresario, to Texas. Given Power's diplomatic status, the newly formed independent Republic of Mexico granted them access to the country's unpopulated northern lands. On September 28, 1834, the Mexican government granted O'Connor 4,428 acres as a "settler in the Power and Hewetson colony".
John's Lane Distillery, circa 1887. In 1791 James Power, an innkeeper from Dublin, established a small distillery at his public house at 109 Thomas St., Dublin. [3] [1] The distillery, which had an output of about 6,000 gallons in its first year of operation, [4] initially traded as James Power and Son, but by 1822 had become John Power & Son, [1] and had moved to a new premises at John's Lane ...
After he died in 1763, Lady Catharine, now the Dowager Countess of Tyrone, had petitioned the Irish House of Lords to restore to her the "Barony de la Poer", which she asserted was created by writ for her grandfather Richard Power. [3] He was summoned to the Parliament of Ireland somewhere in the 1650s, but was not yet a peer. He became the 6th ...
Dr Kelly Powers, best known for her appearances as a commentator on Fox News has died, aged 45. Powers, who worked as a physician and surgeon, reportedly died on Sunday (1 December), after a long ...
Dr. Kelly Powers, a physician and surgeon who contributed to multiple Fox News shows, has died. She was 45. She was 45. The medical expert was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of ...
William Powers Jr., who joined Jackson Walker's Austin office in 2015 after stepping down as president of the University of Texas at Austin, died Sunday.
The awarded family seat of the Viscounts Powerscourt, the estate has been owned by the Slazenger family, founders and former owners of the Slazenger sporting goods business, since 1961. It is a popular tourist attraction, and includes Powerscourt Golf Club , an Avoca Handweavers restaurant, and an Autograph Collection Hotel .