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. 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. Dilworth was elected to the

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, and served as a Democrat from 1846-1850, representing

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(this part of Tishomingo County became part of the newly created

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in 1870). Dilworth served as Secretary of State of Mississippi from January 1855 to January 1860, and as

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from 1861 to 1862. Dilworth oversaw the construction of the

Jacinto Courthouse Jacinto, founded in 1836, was named after the Battle of San Jacinto in the Texas Revolution.Luke Dove: "The Courthouse at Jacinto," ''Capital Area Bar Association Newsletter'', April 2011, https://www.caba.ms/downloads/caba-newsletter-april2011.p ...

, completed in 1854, in

Jacinto, Mississippi Jacinto, founded in 1836, was named after the Battle of San Jacinto in the Texas Revolution.Luke Dove: "The Courthouse at Jacinto," ''Capital Area Bar Association Newsletter'', April 2011, https://www.caba.ms/downloads/caba-newsletter-april2011.pd ...

. 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. Dilworth was also responsible for signing paper currency and financial vouchers during the war. Dilworth died on July 2, 1894, and is buried in John Dilworth Cemetery, south of Corinth. A historic plaque in his honor is located there.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dilworth, Andrew Boyd 1814 births 1894 deaths People from Rockingham County, North Carolina People from Corinth, Mississippi Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives 18th-century American politicians People from Iuka, Mississippi 19th-century American politicians