Background
He was born in Donaghmore, County Tyrone, Ireland on 15 August 1815 and attended the nearby Royal School, Dungannon, where a blue plaque was unveiled in his memory on 7 October, 2014, by the Ulster History Circle.
He was born in Donaghmore, County Tyrone, Ireland on 15 August 1815 and attended the nearby Royal School, Dungannon, where a blue plaque was unveiled in his memory on 7 October, 2014, by the Ulster History Circle.
Dilworth was elected to the first Auckland Provincial Council for the Southern Division electorate in August 1853. The Dilworth Trust Board was the benefactor of the estate of Dilworth, who received his legal advice from the solicitor Samuel Jackson. The trust funds Dilworth School a full boarding school for boys in Auckland, New Zealand.
A school where all boys are on full scholarships covering all education and boarding costs.
He remained a member of the provincial council until September 1861.
