Henry Dillon, 13th Viscount Dillon
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Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee, 13th Viscount Dillon (28 October 1777 – 24 July 1832) was an Irish
peer
, writer and MP
for Harwich
and for County Mayo
.
His daughter Henrietta Maria married Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley.
, the son of Charles Dillon-Lee
, the twelfth Viscount Dillon
, and his wife Henrietta Maria, the only daughter of Constantine John Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave
. In the year 1794, when he was seventeen years old, Henry Augustus was a Colonel of the Irish Brigade
. In 1799, at age 22, he was a Member of Parliament
for County Harwich
, and in 1802 became a Knight for Mayo. His knighthood ended in 1813 upon the death of his father, when he acceded to the Peerage
as the thirteenth Viscount Dillon of Costello-Gallen.
In February 1807, Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee married Henrietta Browne, sister of Dominick, 1st Baron Oranmore and Browne
, daughter of Dominick-Geoffrey Browne, by Margaret, daughter of the Hon. George Browne, 4th son of the 1st Earl of Altamont.
The marriage produced nine children:
Emily W. Sunstein in her biography Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality writes "the literary Lord Dillon... was said to be Eliza Rennie
's lover."
He died 24 July 1832. His widow died thirty years later at the Hotel Windsor, Paris
, 18 March 1862, aged 73.
by Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee Dillon publisher: Cox, Son & Baylis / 1805 / 56 Pages
by Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee Dillon 1817 / 89 Pages
Also: various works of jurisprudence, and an edition of Aelian
’s Tactics,
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
, writer and MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Harwich
Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Harwich was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until its abolition for the 2010 general election it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
and for County Mayo
Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)
Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.-History :...
.
His daughter Henrietta Maria married Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley.
Biography
Henry Augustus was born on 28 October 1777 at BrusselsBrussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, the son of Charles Dillon-Lee
Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon
Charles Dillon-Lee, 12th Viscount Dillon, KP, PC was Member of Parliament for the English borough of Westbury ....
, the twelfth Viscount Dillon
Viscount Dillon
Viscount Dillon, of Costello-Gallen in the County of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1622 for Theobald Dillon, Lord President of Connaught. The Dillons were an Hiberno-Norman landlord family from the 13th century in a part of County Westmeath was called 'Dillon's...
, and his wife Henrietta Maria, the only daughter of Constantine John Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave
Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave
Constantine John Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, PC was an English explorer and officer in the Royal Navy. He served during the Seven Years War and the American War of Independence, seeing action in a number of battles and engagements...
. In the year 1794, when he was seventeen years old, Henry Augustus was a Colonel of the Irish Brigade
Irish Brigade (French)
The Irish Brigade was a brigade in the French army composed of Irish exiles, led by Robert Reid. It was formed in May 1690 when five Jacobite regiments were sent from Ireland to France in return for a larger force of French infantry who were sent to fight in the Williamite war in Ireland...
. In 1799, at age 22, he was a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for County Harwich
Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Harwich was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until its abolition for the 2010 general election it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, and in 1802 became a Knight for Mayo. His knighthood ended in 1813 upon the death of his father, when he acceded to the Peerage
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
as the thirteenth Viscount Dillon of Costello-Gallen.
In February 1807, Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee married Henrietta Browne, sister of Dominick, 1st Baron Oranmore and Browne
Dominick Browne, 1st Baron Oranmore and Browne
Dominick Browne, 1st Baron Oranmore and Browne PC , was an Irish politician.Browne was the son of Dominick Geoffrey Browne and his wife Margaret. She was the daughter of the Hon. George Browne, 4th son of John, 1st Earl of Altamont...
, daughter of Dominick-Geoffrey Browne, by Margaret, daughter of the Hon. George Browne, 4th son of the 1st Earl of Altamont.
The marriage produced nine children:
- Henrietta-Maria (1807, Halifax – 1895, London), a social reformer, married to Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of AlderleyEdward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of AlderleyEdward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley PC , known as The Lord Eddisbury between 1848 and 1850, was a British politician.-Background:...
. - Margaret-Frances-Florence (d. 1885), m. to geologist William John HamiltonWilliam John HamiltonWilliam John Hamilton, FRS was an English geologist.He was the son of William Richard Hamilton , and was educated at Charterhouse School and the University of Göttingen. He became a fellow of the Geological Society of London in 1831...
. - Louisa-Anne-Rose, d. 1902, m. to the Hon. Spencer-Cecil Ponsonby of BessboroughEarl of BessboroughEarl of Bessborough is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1739 for Brabazon Ponsonby, 2nd Viscount Duncannon, who had previously represented Newtownards and County Kildare in the Irish House of Commons...
. - Helena-Matilda.
- Charles HenryCharles Dillon, 14th Viscount DillonCharles Henry Dillon, 14th Viscount Dillon, was born 20 April 1810 in Dublin and died in 1865. He was descended from Charles II.- Family :He married Lydia Sophia Story, granddaughter of Sir Francis Baring, founder of the London merchant house of Barings...
, b. 1810 at Dublin, d. 1865 at DitchleyDitchleyDitchley is a country house and estate about northeast of Charlbury in Oxfordshire.-Archaeology:There are remains of a Roman villa on the Ditchley Park estate at Watts Wells, less than southeast of the house...
, Oxford; succeeded his father as 14th Viscount. - Theobald Dominick, b. 1811; succeeded his brother as 15th Viscount.
- Arthur Edmund Denis, b. 1812 at London, d. 1892 at Ditchley, Oxford; succeeded his brother as 16th Viscount.
- Constantine Augustus, b. 1813, d. 1853.
- Robert George, b. 1817.
- Gerald-Normanby (1823 – 1880), m. to Lady Louisa-Isabella-Georgiana FitzGibbon, daughter of the Earl of ClareEarl of ClareEarl of Clare was a title of English nobility created three times: once each in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and Ireland. The title derives from Clare, Suffolk, where a prominent Anglo-Norman family was seated since the Norman Conquest, and from which their English surname sprang from...
, had issue.
Emily W. Sunstein in her biography Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality writes "the literary Lord Dillon... was said to be Eliza Rennie
Eliza Rennie
Eliza Rennie or Mrs Eliza Walker Eliza Rennie or Mrs Eliza Walker Eliza Rennie or Mrs Eliza Walker (born probably (17 May 1813 – d. unknown) was a minor Scottish romantic/gothic short story author and wrote a much-quoted book of literary gossip "Traits of Character - Being Twenty-Five Years'...
's lover."
He died 24 July 1832. His widow died thirty years later at the Hotel Windsor, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, 18 March 1862, aged 73.
Published Works include
Works include:- Short view of the Catholic question, by Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee Dillon publisher: Printed by J. Charrurier / 1801 / 32 Pages
- Letter to the deputation from the Catholics of Ireland on the subject of their mission
by Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee Dillon publisher: Cox, Son & Baylis / 1805 / 56 Pages
- A commentary on the military establishments and defence of the British Empire by Henry Augustus Dillon publisher: Printed by Cox, Son, and Baylis ... for E. Kerby / 1811 /
- Discourse upon the theory of legitimate government,
by Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee Dillon 1817 / 89 Pages
- The life and opinions of Sir Richard Maltravers: [pseud.] an English gentleman of the seventeenth century by Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee Dillon publisher: Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker / 1822 / 2 vols (I 274p; II 287p). Corvey; CME 3-628-48097-3; ECB 345; EN2 1822: 29; NSTC 2D13576; OCLC 35663915.
- ROSALINE DE VERE. IN TWO VOLUMES. Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee, Viscount DILLON 1824. London: Treuttel and Würtz, Treuttel, jun. and Richter, 30 Soho Square, 2 vols (I v, 281p; II 277p) Corvey; CME 3-628-48547-9; ECB 502; EN2 1824: 29; NSTC 2D13577; OCLC 12423730.
Also: various works of jurisprudence, and an edition of Aelian
Aelian
Aelian or Aelianus may refer to:* Aelianus Tacticus, Greek military writer of the 2nd century, who lived in Rome* Casperius Aelianus, Praetorian Prefect, executed by Trajan...
’s Tactics,
See also
- Viscount Dillon by Gilray
- Viscount DillonViscount DillonViscount Dillon, of Costello-Gallen in the County of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1622 for Theobald Dillon, Lord President of Connaught. The Dillons were an Hiberno-Norman landlord family from the 13th century in a part of County Westmeath was called 'Dillon's...