John Talbot Dillon [SEP] noble title
John Talbot Dillon
Sir John Talbot Dillon, 1st Baronet, Baron Dillon (1739 – 17 July 1805) was an Irish politician and baronet, traveller and historical writer.
Career and travels.
Dillon was the son of Arthur Dillon and Elizabeth Lambert, daughter of Ralph Lambert; and grandson of Sir John Dillon of Lismullen, knight, and Member of Parliament for Meath. Dillon sat in the Parliament of Ireland, representing Wicklow Borough from 1771 to 1776, and then Blessington from 1776 to 1783.
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John Talbot Dillon (author)
John Talbot Dillon (1734–1806) was an Anglo-Irish naval officer, traveller and historian.
Life.
He was the son of Francis Dillon and Mary Wingfield, and was educated at Westminster School.
Dillon was an advocate of religious liberty, a believer in the moderation of the French Revolution, and an opponent of the emancipation of slaves. He is described as "baron of the Sacred Roman Empire" on the title-page of his "Travels in Spain" (