Valentine Blake Dillon Explained

Office:Lord Mayor of Dublin
Term Start:1894
Term End:1896
Predecessor:James Shanks
Successor:Richard F. McCoy
Birth Date:1847
Birth Place:County Sligo, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Irish

Valentine Blake Dillon (1847 – 31 March 1904) was an Irish lawyer and politician.[1]

Valentine Blake Dillon was a nephew of John Blake Dillon and cousin of John Dillon. He qualified as a solicitor in 1870, and took part in many high-profile trials, including those related to the Land War.

In 1891 he was the Parnellite candidate in the closely fought North Sligo by-election, but failed to win the seat. He later acted as election agent for James McCann in his successful campaign to win Dublin St Stephen's Green, a seat hitherto held by the Conservatives, and for his successor, Laurence Ambrose Waldron.

From 1894 to 1896, he was Lord Mayor of Dublin.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Obituary, The Times, 1 April 1904
  2. Web site: Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020 . Dublin City Council. June 2020. 23 November 2023.