A. B. Dilworth Explained

A. B. Dilworth
Birth Date:December 14, 1814
Birth Place:Rockingham County, North Carolina
Resting Place:John Dilworth Cemetery,
Alcorn County, Mississippi
Party:Mississippi Democratic Party
Term Start:1846
Term End:1850
Office2:Secretary of State of Mississippi
Term Start2:January 10, 1855
Term End2:January 1860
Office3:State Auditor of Mississippi
Term Start3:1861
Term End3:1862
State House:Mississippi
District:Tishomingo County
Order2:13th
Governor2:John J. McRae
William McWillie
John J. Pettus
Predecessor2:William H. Muse
Successor2:B. R. Webb

Andrew Boyd Dilworth (December 14, 1814 – July 2, 1894) was an American farmer, politician, and military officer.

Biography

Dilworth was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina.[1]

During the 1830s, Dilworth worked in an official government capacity in Corinth, Mississippi. He then returned to Rockingham County, where he convinced his father and uncle to purchase farmland available near Corinth. The family moved to nearby Danville in 1837 or 1838.[1] [2]

Dilworth was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, and served as a Democrat from 1846-1850, representing Tishomingo County (this part of Tishomingo County became part of the newly created Alcorn County in 1870). Dilworth served as Secretary of State of Mississippi from January 1855 to January 1860, and as State Auditor of Mississippi from 1861 to 1862.[3] [4] [5]

Dilworth oversaw the construction of the Jacinto Courthouse, completed in 1854, in Jacinto, Mississippi.[1] [6]

During the American Civil War, Dilworth served as Quartermaster General in the Confederate States Army. Stationed in Iuka, Mississippi, Dilworth is noted for negotiating the release of Confederate prisoners from Camp Douglas in Chicago.[3] Dilworth was also responsible for signing paper currency and financial vouchers during the war.[1] [7]

Dilworth died on July 2, 1894, and is buried in John Dilworth Cemetery, south of Corinth.[1] A historic plaque in his honor is located there.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Story . L.A. . Family and Friends Work to Get Historic Marker for Significant Local Figure . Daily Corinthian . October 31, 2010 . February 11, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170212164132/http://www.dailycorinthian.com/view/full_story/10114644/article-Family-and-friends-work-to-get-historic-marker-for-significant-local-figure?instance=news_main . February 12, 2017 . dead .
  2. Book: Riley . Franklin Lafayette . 1902 . Riley . Franklin Lafayette . Extinct Towns and Villages of Mississippi . Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society . Mississippi Historical Society. 5 . 314.
  3. Web site: Ward . Kathy . A. B. Dilworth . Find-A-Grave . May 28, 2012 . February 11, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155358/https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/find-a-grave-prod/photos/2012/148/46954239_133821189038.jpg . February 11, 2017 . dead .
  4. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 1 . 606.
  5. Book: Mississippi. Department Reports. 1898. 92. en.
  6. Web site: National Register of Historic Places - Inventory Form . National Park Service . November 25, 1969 .
  7. Web site: Pay Order Vouchers Issued by the State of Mississippi to Various Individuals Employed by the Army of Mississippi . Tulane University . February 11, 2017.