James Dillon, 3rd Earl of Roscommon (c. 1605–1649) was one of the ten named in Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 as leaders of the Royalist forces in Ireland. He was a Protestant nobleman, married to Elizabeth Wentworth, one of the sisters of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford. Wentworth Dillon was their son.[1]
Peerage of Ireland | ||
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Preceded by Robert Dillon |
Earl of Roscommon 1642–1649 |
Succeeded by Wentworth Dillon |
Catetory:People from County Roscommon