Harold Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon
National Portrait Gallery | |
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| In office 1894–1928 | |
| President of the Society of Antiquaries of London | |
| In office 1897–1904 | |
| President of the Royal Archaeological Institute | |
| In office 1892–1898 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold Arthur Lee-Dillon 24 January 1844 Victoria Square, Westminster, London, England |
| Died | 18 December 1932 (aged 88) |
Harold Arthur Lee-Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon, antiquary and a leading authority on the history of arms and armour and medieval costume.
Life
The eldest son of
Oxfordshire Light Infantry) as a captain.[4] He was promoted Major in 1885[5] and retired in 1891. He succeeded his father as The 17th Viscount Dillon
in 1892.
After leaving the regular army he devoted himself to antiquarian study, writing over fifty books and articles. He was chairman of the trustees of the
Antonio Moro. He served as Curator of the Royal Armouries
from 1892 to 1913.
He was President of the
Royal Academy
.
He was appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the 1921 Birthday Honours for his work with the National Portrait Gallery.[7]
His only son predeceased him and he was succeeded by his nephew,
Arthur
.
Ancestry
| Harold Arthur Dillon-Lee, 17th Viscount Dillon | Father: Arthur Edmund Dennis Dillon-Lee, 16th Viscount Dillon
|
Paternal Grandfather: Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee, 13th Viscount Dillon |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Charles Dillon-Lee, 12th Viscount Dillon |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Henrietta Maria Phipps | |||
| Paternal Grandmother: Henrietta Browne |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Dominick-Geoffrey Browne | ||
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Margaret Browne | |||
| Mother: Ellen Adderly |
Maternal Grandfather: James Adderly |
Maternal Great-grandfather: ? | |
| Maternal Great-grandmother: ? | |||
| Maternal Grandmother: Ellen Williams |
Maternal Great-grandfather: John Williams of Hythe, co. Kent | ||
| Maternal Great-grandmother: ? |
Footnotes
- ^ "No. 22678". The London Gazette. 7 November 1862. p. 5287.
- ^ "No. 23185". The London Gazette. 16 November 1866. p. 6064.
- ^ "No. 24132". The London Gazette. 18 September 1874. p. 4430.
- ^ "No. 24099". The London Gazette. 29 May 1874. p. 2821.
- ^ "No. 25524". The London Gazette. 30 October 1885. p. 4980.
- ^ Margaret O'Sullivan, 'Brackenbury, Georgina Agnes (1865–1949)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oct 2015; online edn, Jan 2016 accessed 29 Oct 2017
- ^ "No. 32346". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1921. p. 4535.
References
- Biography, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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