DILLON, ALFRED (1847-1915) was born in Wales and came to Hawke's Bay in the Southern Cross in 1857. He was first employed as a cowboy by H. S. Tiffen at Homewood, and then went to Tamumu. He became a bullock driver, and in partnership with C. Clark, carried between Napier and Waipawa, Patangata and Tamumu for 14 years. He then commenced sheepfarming at Homewood and afterwards moved to Patangata. Dillon devoted much time to local body work, being chairman of the Waipawa county council, the Patangata road board, the Waipawa river board and the Waipukurau hospital board, and a member of the Napier harbour board, and six years a governor of the Napier High Schools. He defeated Sir W. Russell for Hawke's Bay in 1905 and 1908 (offering the seat on the latter occasion to R. McNab, q.v.); and retired in 1911. He married a daughter of S. Collins and died on 14 Nov 1915.

N.Z.P.D., 10 May 1916; Cycl. N.Z., vi (p); H.B. Herald, 15 Nov 1915. Portrait: Parliament House.

Reference: Volume 1, page 120

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