John Dillon

John Dillon
Dillon, c. 1915
Member of Parliament for East Mayo
In office
27 November 1885 – 14 December 1918
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byÉamon de Valera
Member of Parliament for Tipperary
In office
8 April 1880 – 23 March 1883
Serving with Patrick James Smyth
Preceded byStephen Moore
Edmund Dwyer Gray
Succeeded byPatrick James Smyth
Thomas Mayne
Leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party
In office
6 March 1918 – 14 December 1918
Preceded byJohn Redmond
Succeeded byJoseph Devlin
Leader of the Irish National Federation
In office
1892–1900
Preceded byJustin McCarthy
Succeeded byMerged into IPP
Personal details
Born(1851-09-04)4 September 1851
Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
Died4 August 1927(1927-08-04) (aged 75)
London, England
Political party
Spouse
(m. 1895; died 1907)
RelationsAnne Deane (aunt)
Children6, including Myles Dillon and James Dillon
ParentJohn Blake Dillon (father)
Education

John Dillon (4 September 1851 – 4 August 1927) was an Irish politician from Dublin, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for over 35 years and was the last leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. By political disposition, Dillon was an advocate of Irish nationalism, originally a follower of Charles Stewart Parnell, supporting land reform and Irish Home Rule.