DILLINGTON, Sir Tristram, 5th Bt. (c.1678-1721), of Knighton, I.o.W.

As a younger son, Dillington made his career in the army and was present at Blenheim. Shortly afterwards, on the death of his half-brother, he inherited the family baronetcy and estates. Returned for a borough on the Isle of Wight at a by-election in 1707 he was listed as a Whig in early 1708 and again after being re-elected for the same borough that year. He voted for the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell, although having been granted a fortnight’s leave of absence on 9 Feb. 1710 he had been absent for some of the proceedings. He did not stand in 1710 or 1713. In August 1714 his name appeared on a list of army officers to be turned out as part of a planned Tory purge. He returned to Parliament in the reign of George I, continuing to support the Whigs until his death on 7 July 1721, aged 43. Boyer, Pol. State, viii. 170.