Henry Dillon, 8th Viscount Dillon

Henry Dillon, 8th Viscount Dillon (died 1714) fought for the Jacobites during the Williamite War in Ireland, was attainted but obtained the reversal of the attainder in 1696.

Henry Dillon,
Viscount Dillon
Reign	1737–1741
Predecessor	Theobald Dillon, 7th Viscount
Successor	Richard Dillon, 9th Viscount
Died	13 January 1714 Dublin
Spouse(s)	Frances Hamilton
Detail Issue Bridget & Richard
Father	Theobald Dillon, 7th Viscount
Mother	Mary Talbot

Birth and origins

Henry was born about 1665,[lower-alpha 1] probably at his parents' house at Kilmore, County Roscommon, Ireland.[1] He was the second but eldest surviving of the three sons of Theobald Dillon and his wife Mary Talbot. His father was the 7th Viscount Dillon of Costello-Gallen.[2] He supported James II in the Williamite war in Ireland. His father's family was Old English Irish and descended from Sir Henry Dillon who came to Ireland with Prince John in 1185.[3] Henry's mother was a daughter of Sir Henry Talbot of Templeogue. The Talbots also were an Old English Irish family. Both his parents were Catholic.

|He appears below among his brothers as the second son:

1. Robert, who was unmarried and predeceased his father;[4]
2. Henry (died 1714); and
3. Arthur (1670–1733), who became a general in French service.[5]

Family tree

Henry Dillon with wife, parents, and other selected relatives. Theobald 1st Viscount d. 1624 Eleanor Tuite d. 1638 Christopher Dillon Ballylaghan d. 1624 Lucas D. of Loughglynn James Dillon c. 1600 – aft. 1669 Lucas 2nd Viscount 1610–1629 Thomas 4th Viscount 1615–1673 Theobald Dillon Robert D. of Loughglynn Rose Dillon of Streamstown d. 1681 Theobald 3rd Viscount 1629–1630 Thomas 5th Viscount d. 1674 Lucas 6th Viscount d. 1682 Theobald 7th Viscount d. 1691 Jacobite Mary Talbot d. 1691 Henry 8th Viscount d. 1714 Frances Hamilton d. 1751 Arthur 1670–1733 French General Christina Sheldon 1684–1757 Richard 9th Viscount 1688–1737 Charles 10th Viscount 1701–1741 Henry 11th Viscount 1705–1787 Charlotte Lee d. 1794 Henrietta- Maria Phipps 1757–1782 Charles 12th Viscount 1745–1813 Marie Rogier d. 1833 Legend XXX Henry Dillon XXX Viscounts Dillon This family tree is partly derived from the Dillon family tree pictured in La Tour du Pin.[6] Also see the lists of siblings and children in the text.

Marriage and children

In July 1687 Henry married Frances Hamilton, second of the three daughters of comte George Hamilton and his wife Frances Jennings and step-daughter of Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, viceroy of Ireland.[7][8] These three sisters were known in Ireland as the three viscountesses as they all three married Irish viscounts.[9]

The couple had at least two children:

1. Bridget; and
2. Richard (died 1737), who succeeded as the 9th Viscount.[10]

Later life

In 1689 Henry was Member of Parliament for County Westmeath in the House of Commons of the Patriot Parliament.[11] In that same year he served as Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon.[12]

His father, the 7th Viscount, fell in the Battle of Aughrim on 12 July 1691[13] fighting under Saint-Ruhe against the Williamites under Ginkel. Henry succeeded as the 8th Viscount in the eyes of his Jacobite comrades, but his father had been attainted on 11 May 1691[14] and in the eyes of the victorious Williamites there was no title or estate for him to succeed to.[15]

Henry, Lord Dillon, as he was now, was governor of Galway for the Jacobites,[16] and Ginkel quickly marched down upon him from Aughrim and invested the town on 18 July. Lord Dillon surrendered on the 26th on terms and marched out with his troops to Limerick.[17] The sieges of Limerick in August and September 1690 and in 1691 followed. The second siege and the entire Williamite war in Ireland ended with the Treaty of Limerick signed on 8 October 1691.[18]

While many of the Jacobites went into exile with the Flight of the Wild Geese, Lord Dillon stayed in Ireland and applied for the reversal of his attainder, which he obtained in 1694 by a judgement of the Court of the King's Bench and was confirmed by the Irish House of Lords in 1697.[19] He therefore got back his title and lands.

Death, succession, and timeline

He died on 13 January 1714 in Dublin and was buried at Ballyhaunis in County Mayo.[20] He was succeeded by his son, Richard, the 9th Viscount, who died in 1737, without male issue,[21][lower-alpha 2] and the title passed to his nephew Charles, his brother Arthur's son.[22]

Timeline
The accuracy of the given ages depends on that of his birth (estimated) and those of the dated events.
Age	Date	Event
0	1665, estimate	Born,[lower-alpha 1] probably at his parents' house at Kilmore, County Roscommon.[1]
5	1670	His brother Arthur was born.[5]
18	1683	His father succeeded as the 7th Viscount.
20	1685, 6 Feb	Accession of King James II, replacing King Charles II.[23]
22	1687, Jul	Married Frances Hamilton, step-daughter of Tyrconnell, viceroy of Ireland.[8]
24	1689	Sat in the Patriot Parliament.[11]
26	1691, 11 May	His father was attainted by the Williamites.
26	1691, 12 Jul	Succeeded as the 8th Viscount as his father was slain at the Battle of Aughrim[13]
26	1691, 26 Jul	Surrendered Galway to Ginkel.
29	1694	Obtained the reversal of his father's attainder.
49	1714, 13 Jan	Died in Dublin and was succeeded by his son Richard as the 9th Viscount.[20][21][lower-alpha 2]

Notes and references

1. His birth date is a very rough estimate, based on his marriage date and his brother Arthur's birth.
2. The dual year 1713/4' given in (Cokayne 1916) (1713/4) makes it clear the year given in (Burke 1949) (1713) is strict O.S. and becomes 1714 when it is adjusted for a start of the year on 1 January.

1. Lodge (1789), p. 193, line 41: "... he [Theobald] resided chiefly at Kilmore ..."
2. Burke 1949, p. 603, left column, line 59: "THEOBALD, 7th Viscount Dillon (refer to Sir Luke Dillon, 2nd son of 1st Viscount), Lt.-Col. in the Guards of JAMES II, reformed the Dillon regiment in 2 Bns. in 1688. His Lordship was outlawed in 1690."
3. Webb 1878, p. 149, line 7: "... [Sir Henry Dillon] came to Ireland in 1185 as secretary to Prince John ..."
4. Burke 1949, p. 603, left column, line 65: "Robert d.v.p. unm."
5. Burke 1949, p. 603, left column, line 67: "Arthur, b. 1670, went into the French Military Service, 1690, and was Col. proprietor of the Dillon Regt."
6. La Tour du Pin 1913, pp. 14–15: "Note généalogique sur la Maison des Lords Dillon"
7. Burke 1869, p. 3, left column, line 19: "Frances [Hamilton], m. to Henry, Viscount Dillon;"
8. Burke 1949, p. 603, left column, line 93: "... [Henry] m. July 1687, Frances, 2nd dau. of Count Sir George Hamilton, by his wife, Frances Jennings, afterwards Duchess of Tyrconnel ;"
9. Bagwell 1898, p. 336: "Of her six children by Hamilton, three daughters, Elizabeth, Frances, and Mary, married Viscounts Ross, Dillon and Kingsland and were well known in Ireland as the 'three viscomtesses'."
10. Debrett 1828, p. 748, line 24: "... whose only son RICHARD, 9th viscount, d. without male issue 1737 ..."
11. Lodge 1789, p. 194, line 14: "Henry, the eight Viscount Dillon, represented the county of Westmeath in K. James Parliament, held at Dublin 7 May 1689 ..."
12. Burke 1949, p. 603, left column, line 92: "... [Henry was] Lieut, of Roscommon 1689 ..."
13. Boulger 1911, p. 243: "Lord Galway and Lord Dillon (Theobald) were killed."
14. Cokayne 1916, p. 359, line 18: "He [Theobald] was attainted 11 May 1691 ..."
15. Debrett 1828, p. 748, line 17: "He [the 7th Viscount] served in the army of king James II., and was outlawed 1690 ..."
16. Lodge 1789, p. 194, line 17: "... he was soon after appointed Governor of the town of Galway ..."
17. Hardiman 1820, p. 161: "... that the town was to be surrendered on the following Sunday the 26th of July [1691]."
18. Ward, Prothero & Leathes 1908, p. 319: "The twelve articles provided the basis for the civil and military treaties of Limerick signed on October 8 [1691]."
19. Lodge 1789, p. 195, line 1: "After this period it appears by a rule book of the Court of King's Bench, in Trinity Term (6. Will and Mary) that the outlawry against his father was reversed by the judgement of the said court, and which judgement was duly entered up and enrolled, and also examined by the House of Lords, 2 December 1697, when the Lord Viscount Massereene reported that the said outlawry was reversed."
20. Cokayne 1916, p. 359, line 34: "He [Henry] d. in Dublin, 13 and was bur. 23 Jan 1713/4 at Ballyhawnis, co. Mayo."
21. Burke 1949, p. 603, left column, line 96: "He [Henry] died 13 Jan. 1713 and was s. by his son, RICHARD, 9th Viscount ..."
22. Burke 1949, p. 603, left column, last line: "He [9th Viscount] was s. by his cousin, CHARLES, 10th Viscount Dillon ..."
23. Smyth 1839, p. xiii, line 20: "James II. . [Accession] 6 February, 1685"

• Bagwell, Richard (1898), "TALBOT, RICHARD EARL and titular DUKE OF TYRCONNEL (1630–1691)", in Lee, Sidney (ed.), Dictionary of National Biography, 55, London: Smith Elder & Co, pp. 331–336
• Boulger, Demetrius Charles (1911), The Battle of the Boyne, London: Martin Secker
• Burke, Bernard (1869), A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (31st ed.), London: Harrison (for siblings Elizabeth, Thomas, John, Lucia, Margaret and daughters)
• Burke, Bernard (1949), A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (99th ed.), London: Burke's Peerage Ltd.
• Cokayne, George Edward (1916), Gibbs, Vicary (ed.), The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, 4 (2nd ed.), London: St Catherine Press - Dacre to Dysart (for Dillon)
• Debrett, John (1828), Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 2 (17th ed.), London: F. C. and J. Rivington - Scotland and Ireland
• Hardiman, James (1820), History of the town and county of the town of Galway, Dublin: W. Folds & Sons
• La Tour du Pin, Henriette-Lucy, Marquise de (1913), Journal d'une femme de cinquante ans (in French), 1 (7th ed.), Paris: Librairie Chapelot
• Lodge, John (1789), The Peerage of Ireland, 4, Dublin: James Moore – Viscounts (for Dillon)
• Smyth, Constantine (1839), Chronicle of the Law Officers of Ireland, London: Henry Butterworth (for Table of reigns)
• Ward, Adolphus William; Prothero, G. W.; Leathes, Stanley, eds. (1908), The Cambridge Modern History, 5, New York: The MacMillan Company – The Age of Louis XIV
• Webb, Alfred (1878), "Dillon, Theobald, Viscount", Compendium of Irish Biography, Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son, p. 149 (for 1st Viscount)

External links

• Genealogy of Henry Dillon, 8th Viscount Dillon of Costello-Gallin on The Peerage website