Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
John A. Dillon
Journalist
Centurion, 1892–1902
Proposed by
Peter B. Olney and Arthur G. Sedgwick
Peter B. Olney and Arthur G. Sedgwick
born
October 29, 1843
Saint Louis, Missouri
Saint Louis, Missouri
died
October 15, 1902
Chatwold, Maine
Chatwold, Maine
elected
February 6, 1892
Age forty-eight
Age forty-eight
buried
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum,
Saint Louis, Missouri
Saint Louis, Missouri
Century Memorial
John A. Dillon, at the time of his death the chief editorial writer of The Evening World, of this city, was a journalist of extended experience. He was the founder of The St. Louis Post and, successively, the business manager of The Post-Dispatch of that city, of The World of New York, and the Chicago Tribune. He was a graduate of Harvard, a man of unusual culture, and a writer of recognized ability.
Edward Cary
1903 Century Association Yearbook