Valentine Blake Dillon

Valentine Blake Dillon 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.
In 1891 he was the Parnellite candidate in the closely fought 1891 [North Sligo by-election|North Sligo by-election], but failed to win the seat. He later acted as election agent for James McCann (St [Stephen's Green MP)|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 Ambrose Waldron.
From 1894 to 1896, he was Lord Mayor of Dublin.