John Dillon (merchant)

John Dillon (1790-1826) was an Irish merchant.[2] He was owner of the firm John Dillon & Co., established in Buenos Aires during the last years of Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.[3]

John Dillon Bellon
Personal details
Born1790
Dublin, Ireland
Died1826
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityIrish
Spouse(s)María del Rosario Barreda Pintos
Manuela Calderón
ChildrenJuan Dillon y Calderón.[1]
Professionmerchant

He was born in Dublin, the son of John Dillon and Anne Bellon. He arrived for the first time at Río de la Plata in 1806 from Ireland.[4] In 1809, John Dillon and his partner, Joseph Thwaites, requested permission from the Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros, to unload merchandise that was aboard the ship Speedwell, anchored in the Río de la Plata with registration of Cork.[5]

John Dillon formed a family in Buenos Aires where he was married to María del Rosario Barreda Pintos, daughter of Gregorio Barreda and Luisa Pintos.[6] After the death of his first wife he married Manuelca Calderón, daughter of Fernando Calderón, born in Santander, and María Inés Aguado Morales, belonging to a Uruguayan Creole family.[7]

References
  1. Los irlandeses en la Argentina: su actuación y descendencia, Parte 1, Eduardo A. Coghlan
  2. Admiral from Mayo: Life of Almirante William Brown of Foxford Father of the Argentine Navy, John de Courcy Ireland
  3. Historia de la marina mercante Argentina, Volumen 1, Aurelio González Climent, Anselmo González Climent
  4. Argentina: gesta británica : revaloración de dos siglos de convivencia, Volume 2, Issue 2, Editorial L.O.L.A., 1998
  5. La colonia olvidada: tres siglos de presencia británica en la Argentina, Andrew Graham-Yooll
  6. San Telmo: su pasado histórico, Ediciones República de San Telmo
  7. Los irlandeses en la Argentina:, Eduardo A. Coghlan
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