Background
Power was born in 1835 at Clonmel, South Tipperary, Ireland to Edward Power and his wife Mary Ann (née Grene) and was educated at Carlow College, Ireland.
Power was born in 1835 at Clonmel, South Tipperary, Ireland to Edward Power and his wife Mary Ann (née Grene) and was educated at Carlow College, Ireland.
He was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council in September 1883, and served for twenty years until his death in August 1903. Power was married to Mary Teresa and together they had seven children. He died in 1903 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.