{{Short description|Irish Anglican priest}} {{Portal|Christianity|Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use Irish English|date=February 2020}} '''The Venerable Ambrose Power''' (1801–1869) was an Irish Anglican priest.<ref>''Thom's Directory of Ireland'', p. 517: Alexander Thom & Co, 1874</ref> He was the son of Sir John Power, 1st Baronet (1771–1855) & his wife Harriet née Bushe.<br /> Power was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.<ref>''Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)'', Burtchaell, George Dames/Sadleir, Thomas Ulick (eds), p. 624: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935.</ref> He was appointed Archdeacon of Lismore<ref>[https://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/object.php?id=msib3_1203708805 Sculpture UK]</ref> in 1828<ref>''Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the Prelates- Volume 1'' Cotton, H., p. 185: Dublin, Hodges, 1848.</ref> and died in post on 8 November 1869.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/waterford/photos/tombstones/1headstones/lismore.htm | title=Headstones: WATERFORD, St. Carthage's Cathedral, Lismore, Co.Waterford, Ireland | publisher=Ireland Genealogy Projects | accessdate=9 February 2020 }}</ref>
==Family== He married firstly Susan Thacker in 1837, Susan died on the 7th August 1854 at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France.<br /> They had at least eight children; including:<br /> Mary (1844–1907) who married Henry Windsor Villiers-Stuart in 1863 Lismore Cathedral<br /> Rebecca Zena who married Richard John Marshall 23 Sep 1858 Lismore Cathedral<br /> Susan Caroline who married Reverend William Claypon Bellingham 22 Aug 1878 Lismore Cathedral<br /><br /> He married secondly Catherine Margaret Forde on the 29th Sep 1857 in St. George's Church, Dublin.<br /> They had at least two sons<br /> Ambrose William Bushe Power (23 Nov 1844-10 Mar 1907).<br /> Robert Henry Power (1851-30 Aug 1894).
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