Baron Clonbrock, of Clonbrock in

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, was a title in the

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. It was created on 3 June 1790 for Robert Dillon, who had earlier represented Lanesborough in the

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. His grandson, the third Baron, sat in the

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as an

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and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Galway. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Baron. He was also an Irish Representative Peer and Lord-Lieutenant of Galway. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the fifth Baron, on 1 November 1926. This branch of the Dillon family was descended from Gerald Dillon, brother of Sir Richard Dillon, ancestor of the

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. Gerald's grandson Thomas Dillon, who died in 1606, was

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. An earlier ancestor, Sir James Dillon, was the brother of Sir Maurice Dillon, ancestor of the

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. Robert Dillon, grandfather of the first Baron, represented

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in the Irish Parliament.

Barons Clonbrock (1790)

* Robert Dillon, 1st Baron Clonbrock (1754–1795) *Luke Dillon, 2nd Baron Clonbrock (1780–1826) * Robert Dillon, 3rd Baron Clonbrock (1807–1893) * Luke Gerald Dillon, 4th Baron Clonbrock (1834–1917) *Robert Edward Dillon, 5th Baron Clonbrock (1869–1926)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clonbrock Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1780

Barons Clonbrock (1790)

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