[a face like O’Connor Power’s] whom I have always regarded as having one of the most powerful faces I have ever seen. There is the same strong jaw, the same tight, resolute mouth, the same heavy brows, and above all the same steady, unyielding gaze.
Freeman’s Journal, 14 March 1892, ‘In the House’.
In appearance he is a man of about 55 years of age, tall and well built. He is deeply pitted by smallpox. He is a very agreeable conversationalist, has a merry twinkle in his eye, and just the slightest touch of the brogue in his speech.
Quebec Daily Telegraph, 14 May 1888. O’Connor Power was 42 years of age.
The fighting type of Irishman is well represented by Mr O’Connor Power, whose closely cropped head and firmly set face denote much intensity and oratorical purpose. When sitting his face is usually in a merry condition, as if he were ‘thinking of nothing at all’ or of something very pleasant. Directly he begins to speak, his countenance becomes rigid.
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger, 30 September, 1877.
Mr O’Connor Power, a short dark personage, with great power of vigorous words, considerable command of his temper, a dogged tenacity of purpose, and a steady determination on no account to be shouted down.
Edmund Yates, 1880.
He is about five feet eight inches and would probably turn the scale at ten stone. He is of dark complexion, dark hair, and a bright piercing grey eye .. his gestures are few and graceful.
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger, December 26, 1875.