John Dillon (Australian politician)
John (Thomas) Dillon (1847 – 25 April 1888) was an Australian politician.
He was born at West Maitland to farmer Thomas Dillon and Catharine Hyndes. He attended school locally before studying classics at the University of Sydney, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1868 and a Master of Arts in 1876. He was called to the bar in 1869. On 1 January 1881 he married Maude Annie Mohr; they had no children. In 1869 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Hunter, but he was defeated in 1872. In 1877 he returned to the Assembly as the member for Tenterfield. He was re-elected in 1880, but in 1882 resigned on his appointment as chief magistrate. From 1885 he was Crown Prosecutor for the South West District. Dillon died in 1888 at Burwood.[1]
References
- "Mr John (Thomas) Dillon (1847-1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Burns |
Member for Hunter 1869–1872 |
Succeeded by John Burns |
| Preceded by Robert Abbott |
Member for Tenterfield 1877–1882 |
Succeeded by Augustus Fraser |