Dillon, James--DB5233
Biographical Notes
Date of birth and date of death
Maiden name, place of origin
Marital status, religious denomination, children
Social background, family connections
Son of John Dillon, Nationalist MP and Land League founder; Grandson of John Blake Dillon, co-founder of The Nation and MP
Education, occupation and public functions
Education
University College Dublin: Commerce studies; Reverend Dom Sweetman's School at St. Benedict's, Gorey; Stay in the USA
Occupation
Minister for Agriculture 1948-1951 and 1954-1957; Proprietor of a retail and wholesale business in Balghdereen; Farmer
Functions in agricultural institutions
Functions in other institutions
Irish Bar: Member
Political activities
TD Monnaghan (Independent) 1932-
Short Biography
References
Own publications
Sources
- Curran, P. L. (ed.), Towards the History of Agricultural Science in Ireland, Dublin 1992, p. 4
- Daly, Mary E., The First Department: A History of the Department of Agriculture, Dublin 2002, p. 212-213, 275, 277f
- Healy, Sean and Louis P. F. Smith, Farm organisations in Ireland, Dublin 1996, p. 23, 27
- Hoctor, Daniel, The Department's History, Dublin 1971, p. 203f, 234
- Irish Farmers' Journal, 30.04.1955, p. 19