Daniel Tallon

Daniel Tallon
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
1898–1900
Preceded byRichard F. McCoy
Succeeded byThomas Devereux Pile
Personal details
Born1836 (1836)
County Wicklow, Ireland
Died13 July 1908(1908-07-13) (aged 71–72)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyNationalist Party

Daniel Tallon (1836 – 13 July 1908) was an Irish politician and businessman. He was a member of Dublin Corporation, and served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1898 to 1900.[1]

He was born in Rathdrum, County Wicklow in 1836.[2] He was a wine and spirits merchant.[2] For over twenty years he was either vice-chairman or chairman of the Licensed Grocers' and Vintners' Protection Association.[2]

In 1890, in which year he was elected to Dublin Corporation for the Mansion House ward. He was High Sheriff of Dublin in 1895.[2] He became Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1898, and was re-elected in 1899.[2]

While lord mayor, he setup the Mansion House Committee's Relief Fund to alleviate poverty in rural Ireland.[2] A road in Castletownbere is named after him.[3]

In 1904 Tallon lost his corporation seat and left politics.[2] He died on 13 July 1908 at his home in Rathmines.[2] James Joyce mentions him in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2021" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Maume, Patrick. "Tallon, Daniel". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Castletownbere" (PDF). purecork.ie. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Dan Tallon". joyceproject.com. 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Dublin
1898–1900 		Succeeded by