Arthur Dillon (1834–1922), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French cavalry officer and journalist
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Place of Birth: former 6th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Arthur Dillon (1834–1922)
- Arthur Dillon (or comte Dillon) (1834, Paris - 1922) was a French cavalry officer and journalist, and friend of général Boulanger.
- He was the grandson of General Arthur Dillon (1750-1794), descended from a family of exiled Irish Jacobites. He was secretary-general of the transatlantic cable company and a financier of Boulangisme.
- His election as a deputy in 1889 was invalidated.
- He and the Bonapartist Georges Thiébaud launched a vast journalistic campaign in Boulanger's favour.
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