James Dillon, 3rd Earl of Roscommon
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Sir James Dillon, 3rd Earl of Roscommon (c. 1605 – 1649) was an Irish magnate and politician. He was born a Catholic but converted at a young age to the Church of Ireland. He supported Strafford during his term as governor of Ireland. In the Confederate Wars and the Cromwellian conquest he was a royalist. He died in 1649, but was nevertheless included as the fifth on the list of people that were excluded from pardon in Cromwell's 1652 Act of Settlement.
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James Dillon | |
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Earl of Roscommon | |
Tenure | 1642–1649 |
Predecessor | Robert, 2nd Earl of Roscommon |
Successor | Wentworth, 4th Earl of Roscommon |
Born | c. 1605 |
Died | October 1649 Limerick, Ireland |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Wentworth |
Issue Detail | Wentworth |
Father | Robert, 2nd Earl of Roscommon |
Mother | Margaret Barry |
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