Sir Lucas Dillon of Loughglynn (1579–1656) was in 1628 one of the negotiators of the Graces; he was MP for

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in the two Irish Parliaments of

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. At the Irish Rebellion of 1641 he sided with the rebels and joined the

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, where he served on the Supreme Council.

Birth and origins

Lucas was born in 1579, the second son of Theobald Dillon and Eleanor Tuite. His father would become the first

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in 1622. His mother was a daughter of Sir Edward Tuite of Tuitestown,

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, and widow of William Tuite of Monilea. His father's side of the family descended from Lord Dillon of

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. His father's family was

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and descended from Sir Henry Dillon who came to Ireland with Prince John in 1185.

Marriage and children

Lucas Dillon married Jane Moore, daughter of Garret Moore. Lucas and Jane had four sons: #Robert, married Rose Dillon of Streamstown and was the father of the 7th Lord Dillon Nothing seems to be known of the other sons and of daughters.

Later life

The Graces

In June 1627 a convention was elected in Ireland that chose 11 agents to be sent to England to negotiate with the King. Sir Lucas was one of them. Three were Protestants, the remaining eight Old English Catholics.

Nephew's wardship

On 8 December 1630 Sir Lucas bought the wardship of his nephew

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, who was then 15 years old.

Parliaments of 1634–1635 and 1640–1649

Sir Lucas sat for

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in the parliaments of 1634–1635 and the Parliament 1640–1649.

Irish Catholic Confederation

The Cessation

On 15 September 1643 at Sigginstown, Strafford's unfinished house, the Confederates signed a cease-fire with Ormond, called the "Cessation". Sir Lucas was one of the signatories for the Confederates. The Confederates agreed to pay the King £30,000 (about £ in ) in several instalments.

Second Ormond Peace

n January 1649, the Second Ormond Peace was signed. The Irish Catholic Confederation was dissolved, and power handed to 12 Commissioners of Trust of which Sir Lucas was one. On 2 August Jones defeated the Irish royalists under Ormond, who had been besieging Dublin, at the

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Death and timeline

Dillon died in 1656.

Notes and references

Notes

Citations

Sources

Subject matter monographs: * Click here. Murphy in

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