Sir Lucas Dillon, Chief Baron of the Exchequer of Ireland

Possible Parents: Sir Robert Dillon, Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas, and Elizabeth Barnewall.

Sir Lucas Dillon (c.1530-1592) was a leading Irish barrister and Judge of the Elizabethan era who held the offices of Attorney General for Ireland and Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. He was I(mostly) held in high regard by the Crown, although enemies accused him of corruption and maladministration. During his later years, Sir William Gerard, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, described him as an energetic reformer, diligent in attending the Privy Council and the Court of Castle Chamber, and one of the few judges of real eminence in Ireland. Sir Henry Sidney, the Lord Deputy of Ireland who called him " my faithful Dillon" and knighted Sir Lucas Dillon.

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Lucas Dillon was married twice: (1) Jane Bathe; (2) Marion Sharl.

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He lived at Moymet, County Meath, Ireland.

He lived at Newtown, County Meath, Ireland.

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His daughter Jane [Bathe] is buried beside her husband Sir Lucas [Dillon] at Newtown Abbey, near Trim, County Meath. Their tomb, which still exists, has the curious local nickname "the tomb of the jealous man and woman". The name may originate from the fact that the effigies of Jane and Lucas are separated by a sword of state, which may hint at an estrangement between them.[17]

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Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer (appointed 1570). (bio by: David Conway)
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