Arthur Dillon (1834–1922)
French cavalry officer and journalist
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| Intro | French cavalry officer and journalist | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Politician Journalist | |
| Work field | Journalism Politics | |
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| Birth | 18 May 1834, Paris, Île-de-France, France | |
| Death | 2 September 1922île de Berder, Larmor-Baden, canton of Vannes-Ouest, arrondissement of Vannes (aged 88 years) | |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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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.