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James Dillon (law Enforcement Officer)
James Dillon may refer to: * James Dillon, 1st Earl of Roscommon (died 1642), Irish peer * James Dillon, 3rd Earl of Roscommon (c. 1605–1649), leader of the Royalist forces in Ireland * James Dillon (Australian politician) (1880–1949), Victorian State politician for the electoral district of Essendon * James Dillon (bishop) (1738–1806), Roman Catholic Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland * James Dillon (composer) (born 1950), Scottish composer often regarded as belonging to the New Complexity school * James Dillon (Fine Gael politician) (1902–1986), Irish politician and leader of the Fine Gael party * James Dillon (senator) (died 1955), farmer who served in the Senate of the Irish Free State * James Dillon (officer) (c. 1600–after 1669), Irish Confederate officer * J. J. Dillon James Morrison (born June 26, 1942) is an American retired professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name, J. J. Dillon. Professional wrestling career J. J. Dillon had an extensive wres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dillon, 1st Earl Of Roscommon
James Dillon, 1st Earl of Roscommon (died March 1641) fought for the crown in the Nine Years' War. He was ennobled despite being a Catholic after his son Robert turned Protestant. Birth and origins James was born in Ireland, the eldest son of Lucas Dillon ( – 1593) and his first wife Jane Bathe. At the time of his birth, his father was a lawyer but would later become a judge and finish his career as Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. His father's family was Old English and descended from Sir Henry Dillon who came to Ireland with Prince John in 1185 during the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. His family held substantial lands in Meath, Westmeath, Longford, and Roscommon. James's mother was a daughter of James Bathe (c. 1500 – 1570), who preceded James's father as chief baron of the Irish Exchequer. She was James's father's first wife. His father's second marriage was childless. James was one of 12 siblings, who are listed in his father's art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dillon, 3rd Earl Of Roscommon
Sir James Dillon, 3rd Earl of Roscommon ( – 1649) was an Irish magnate and politician. He was born a Catholic but converted at a young age to the Church of Ireland. He supported Strafford during his term as governor of Ireland. In the Confederate Wars and the Cromwellian conquest he was a royalist. He died in 1649, but was nevertheless included as the fifth on the list of people that were excluded from pardon in Cromwell's 1652 Act of Settlement. Birth and origin James was born about 1605 in Ireland, the eldest son of Robert Dillon and his first wife Margaret Barry. His father was the second Earl of Roscommon. His family was Old English and descended from Sir Henry Dillon who came to Ireland with Prince John in 1185. His family held substantial lands in Meath, Westmeath, Longford and Roscommon. James's mother was a daughter of David de Barry, 5th Viscount Buttevant. Her family, the de Barry family is another Old English family. Her ancestor John Barry was created Vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dillon (Australian Politician)
James Chisholm Dillon (16 November 1880 – 27 February 1949) was an Australian politician. He was born in Bungaree to miner William Dillon and Isabella Chisholm. He attended state school at Ballarat East and then worked for the Victorian Railways. From 1908 he was an estate agent, and on 14 April 1909 he married Maggie Hilda McGregor, with whom he had a daughter. From 1910 to 1914 he was a railway signalman, and from 1915 to 1919 a time-keeper at Waranga Dam. In 1920 he moved to Essendon, and worked as secretary of the Master Carters' Association. In 1932 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the United Australia Party member for Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United King .... He served until his defeat in 1943. After leaving politics he conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dillon (bishop)
James Dillon (1738–1806) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop of Kilmore from 1800 to 1806. Early life James Dillon was born in the Diocese of Armagh, Ireland, in 1738. His parents were poor and he was small in stature. He studied for the priesthood at the Irish College in Paris. The president of that college, Fr. Charles O'Neill, stated that Dillon ”''was a model of regularity, piety and industry.''” He studied Philosophy and Theology and graduated as a Doctor of Divinity from the Sorbonne University of Paris. He remained in France for several years after his ordination and then in 1776 he returned to Ireland and was one of two candidates for the vacant post of Parish Priest of Armagh at the end of June. In mid-July 1776 the post was given to Father James Crawley, the curate of St. Peter's, Drogheda, County Louth. Dillon was then appointed parish priest of Kilmore (Mullavilly) and Canon of the chapter under the title Prebendary of Ballymore. In 1778 he was appointed Vicar- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dillon (composer)
James Dillon (born 29 October 1950) is a Scottish composer who is often regarded as belonging to the New Complexity school. Dillon studied art and design, linguistics, piano, acoustics, Indian rhythm, mathematics and computer music, but is self-taught in composition. Dillon was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Honours include first prize in the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in 1978, the Kranichsteiner music prize at Darmstadt in 1982, and five Royal Philharmonic Society composition awards, most recently for his chamber piece ''Tanz/Haus: triptych 2017''. Dillon taught at Darmstadt from 1982 to 1992, and has been a guest lecturer and composer at various institutions around the world. He taught at the University of Minnesota School of Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 2007 to 2014. Selected works His major works include choral and vocal music, including the cycle ''L'évolution du vol'' (1993) and the opera ''Philomela'' (2004), the orchestral works ''helle Nacht'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dillon (Fine Gael Politician)
James Mathew Dillon (26 September 1902 – 10 February 1986) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of Fine Gael from 1959 to 1965 and Minister for Agriculture from 1948 to 1951 and 1954 to 1957. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1932 to 1969. Early and personal life Dillon was born at 2 North Great George's Street, Dublin. He was the son of John Dillon, the last leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party (1918), and Elizabeth Mathew. He was educated at Mount St Benedict's, in Gorey, County Wexford, University College Dublin and King's Inns. He qualified as a barrister and was called to the Bar in 1931. Dillon studied business methods at Selfridges in London. After some time at Marshall Field's in Chicago he returned to Ireland where he became manager of the family business known as Monica Duff's in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon. In 1942, while on holiday in Carna, County Galway he met Maura Phelan of Clonmel on a Friday. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dillon (senator)
James Dillon (died 5 November 1955) was an Irish politician and farmer who served for thirteen years in the Seanad of the Irish Free State. He was elected for twelve years at the 1925 Seanad election representing the Farmers' Party. From 1928, he was a member of Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal (; "Society of the Gaels") was a political party in the Irish Free State, which formed the government from 1923 to 1932. In 1933 it merged with smaller groups to form the Fine Gael party. Origins In 1922 the pro-Treaty G .... He remained a senator until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936. References Year of birth missing 1955 deaths Members of the 1925 Seanad Members of the 1928 Seanad Members of the 1931 Seanad Members of the 1934 Seanad Cumann na nGaedheal senators Farmers' Party (Ireland) senators Fine Gael senators 20th-century Irish farmers {{Ireland-senator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dillon (officer)
Sir James Dillon ( – after 1669) was an officer in the armies of the Irish Confederate Catholic during the Irish Confederate Wars (1641–53) and a Member of the Parliament of Ireland. He was likely born at Kilfaughny, Athlone and lived in the vicinity. Birth and origins James was probably born about 1600, at Kilfaughny, near Athlone, County Westmeath, youngest son of Theobald Dillon and his wife Eleanor Tuite. His father would become the first Viscount Dillon in 1622. His father's family was a branch of the widespread Old English family that descended from Sir Henry Dillon who came to Ireland with Prince John in 1185. Biography Dillon was a captain in Wentworth's "New Army", which was recruited in Ireland to help put down a rebellion against King Charles I in Scotland. This force was disbanded after an outcry against arming Irish Catholics in the Parliaments of England and Scotland. When it disbanded in 1641, Dillon was authorised, with his own £1,000 (''2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |