James Dillon (Fine Gael politician)

James Dillon
Dillon, c. 1930s
Leader of the Opposition
In office 21 October 1959 – 21 April 1965
President	Éamon de Valera
Taoiseach	Seán Lemass
Preceded by	John A. Costello
Succeeded by	Liam Cosgrave
Leader of Fine Gael
In office 21 March 1959 – 21 April 1965
Preceded by	Richard Mulcahy
Succeeded by	Liam Cosgrave
Minister for Agriculture
In office 2 June 1954 – 20 March 1957
Taoiseach	John A. Costello
Preceded by	Thomas Walsh
Succeeded by	Frank Aiken
In office 18 February 1948 – 13 June 1951
Taoiseach	John A. Costello
Preceded by	Paddy Smith
Succeeded by	Thomas Walsh
Teachta Dála
In office July 1937 – June 1969
Constituency	Monaghan
In office February 1932 – July 1937
Constituency	Donegal
Personal details
Born	(1902-09-26)26 September 1902 Dublin, Ireland
Died	10 February 1986(1986-02-10) (aged 83) Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael (1933–42, 1952–86)
Other political affiliations	National Centre Party (1932–33) Independent (1942–52)
Spouse	Maura Phelan ​ (m. 1943)​
Children	1
Parents	John Dillon (father) Elizabeth Mathew (mother)
Relatives	Myles Dillon (brother) John Blake Dillon (paternal grandfather) James Charles Mathew (maternal grandfather)
Alma mater	University College Dublin King's Inns

James Mathew Dillon (26 September 1902 – 10 February 1986) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of Fine Gael from 1959 to 1965 and Minister for Agriculture from 1948 to 1951 and 1954 to 1957. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1932 to 1969.^[1]