Luke Dillon, 4th Baron Clonbrock
Luke Gerald Dillon, 4th Baron Clonbrock KP PC (Ire) (10 March 1834 – 12 May 1917) was an Irish peer.
In 1865, he was appointed High Sheriff of County Galway.[1] He became Baron Clonbrock in 1893 on the death of his father Robert Dillon, 3rd Baron Clonbrock and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 29 August 1900.[2]
He married Augusta Caroline Crofton, daughter of Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton of Mote and Lady Georgina Paget, on 18 July 1866 at Roscommon, County Roscommon, Ireland. [3] As a result of her marriage, Hon. Augusta Caroline Crofton was styled as Baroness Clonbrock on 4 December 1893.
The finding aid of the collection related to the personal and political papers of the family of Dillon, Barons Clonbrock, Ahascragh (county Galway, c.1600-1960) was compiled by Stephen Ball, at the National Library of Ireland.
References
- Cokayne, George Edward (1913). Vicary Gibbs (ed.). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. vol. III. London: The St Catherine Press Ltd. p. 328.
- Rayment, Leigh. "Knights of the Order of St Patrick". Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p3729.htm#i37287
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Lord Clonbrock |
Lord Lieutenant of Galway 1892–1917 |
Succeeded by The Lord Killanin |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Carbery |
Representative peer for Ireland 1895–1917 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Kingston |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Robert Dillon |
Baron Clonbrock 1893–1917 |
Succeeded by Robert Dillon |