Valentine Blake Dillon

Valentine Blake Dillon (1847 – 31 March 1904)^[1] was an Irish lawyer and politician.

Valentine Blake Dillon was a nephew of John Blake Dillon and cousin of John Dillon. He qualified as a solicitor in 1870, and took part in many high-profile trials, including those related to the Land War.^[1]

In 1891 he was the Parnellite candidate in the closely fought North Sligo by-election, but failed to win the seat. He later acted as election agent for James McCann in his successful campaign to win Dublin St Stephen's Green, a seat hitherto held by the Conservatives, and for his successor, Laurence Waldron.^[1]

From 1894 to 1896, he was Lord Mayor of Dublin.^[1]^[2]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 'Obituary', The Times, 1 April 1904
^ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

Civic offices
Preceded by James Shanks	Lord Mayor of Dublin 1894–1896	Succeeded by Richard F. McCoy

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[Times-1] 'Obituary', The Times, 1 April 1904

[2] "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

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