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Dillon, John |
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Dillon, John, 1851–1927, Irish nationalist. A supporter of Charles Stewart Parnell Parnell, Charles Stewart (pär`nəl, pärnĕl`), 1846–91, Irish nationalist leader. ..... Click the link for more information. , he entered Parliament in 1880 and was arrested several times for his advocacy of boycotting and agrarian agitation. After the Parnell divorce scandal, Dillon led the anti-Parnell faction until the Nationalist party was reunited (1900) under the leadership of John Redmond Redmond, John Edward, 1856–1918, Irish nationalist leader. He was elected to Parliament as a Home Rule member in 1881 at the height of the obstructionist program of Charles Parnell . ..... Click the link for more information. . During World War I, Dillon incurred the enmity of Sinn Fein by encouraging military recruiting in Ireland in spite of his opposition to conscription. He succeeded (1918) Redmond in the leadership of the Nationalist party, but his career came to an end after the Sinn Féin Sinn Féin (shĭn fān) [Irish,=we, ourselves], Irish nationalist movement. ..... Click the link for more information. victory in the 1918 election. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The stars: Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, John Goodman, Paul Reiser and Michael Douglas. ``Medusa's Child,'' (miniseries), starring Gail O'Grady, Christopher Noth, Vincent Spano, Lori Loughlin, Kevin Dillon, John Glover and Martin Sheen, 9 p. |
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