Daniel Tallon Explained

Office:Lord Mayor of Dublin
Term Start:1898
Term End:1900
Predecessor:Richard F. McCoy
Successor:Thomas Devereux Pile
Birth Place:County Wicklow, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Irish

Daniel Tallon (1836 – 13 July 1908) was an Irish politician and businessman. He was a member of Dublin Corporation, and served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1898 to 1900.[1]

He was born in Rathdrum, County Wicklow in 1836.[2] He was a wine and spirits merchant.[2] For over twenty years he was either vice-chairman or chairman of the Licensed Grocers' and Vintners' Protection Association.[2]

In 1890, in which year he was elected to Dublin Corporation for the Mansion House ward. He was High Sheriff of Dublin in 1895.[2] He became Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1898, and was re-elected in 1899.[2]

While lord mayor, he setup the Mansion House Committee's Relief Fund to alleviate poverty in rural Ireland.[2] A road in Castletownbere is named after him.[3]

In 1904 Tallon lost his corporation seat and left politics.[2] He died on 13 July 1908 at his home in Rathmines.[2] James Joyce mentions him in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2021 . Dublin City Council. June 2020. 2 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Tallon, Daniel. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Maume. Patrick. 6 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Castletownbere. purecork.ie. 9 April 2018. 6 March 2024.
  4. Web site: Dan Tallon. joyceproject.com. 2022. 6 March 2024.