Nationality Irish Religion Catholic | Profession merchant | |
Spouse(s) María del Rosario Barreda Pintos
Manuela Calderón Children Juan Dillon y Calderón. Died 1826, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
John Dillon (1775-1826) was an Irish Argentine merchant. 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.
Dillon arrived at the port of Buenos Aires in 1806 from Ireland. 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.
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