John Dillon

John Dillon
Dillon, c. 1915
Member of Parliament for East Mayo
In office 27 November 1885 – 14 December 1918
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Éamon de Valera
Member of Parliament for Tipperary
In office 8 April 1880 – 23 March 1883 Serving with Patrick James Smyth
Preceded by	Stephen Moore Edmund Dwyer Gray
Succeeded by	Patrick James Smyth Thomas Mayne
Leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party
In office 6 March 1918 – 14 December 1918
Preceded by	John Redmond
Succeeded by	Joseph Devlin
Leader of the Irish National Federation
In office 1892–1900
Preceded by	Justin McCarthy
Succeeded by	Merged into IPP
Personal details
Born	(1851-09-04)4 September 1851 Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
Died	4 August 1927(1927-08-04) (aged 75) London, England
Political party	Irish Parliamentary Party Irish National Federation Home Rule League
Spouse	Elizabeth Mathew ​ ​ (m. 1895; died 1907)​
Relations	Anne Deane (aunt)
Children	6, including Myles Dillon and James Dillon
Parent	John Blake Dillon (father)
Education	Catholic University School Trinity College Dublin Catholic University of Louvain Royal College of Surgeons

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.