Florence Agnes Dillsworth (1937–2000), was a
Sierra Leonean
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...
educator who served as principal of
St Joseph's Secondary School (Sierra Leone), St. Joseph's Convent School and was the third mayor of
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and po ...
.
Early life
Florence Agnes Dillsworth was born to
Sierra Leone Creole
The Sierra Leone Creole people ( kri, Krio people) are an ethnic group of Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Creole people are lineal descendant, descendants of freed African-American, Afro-Caribbean, and Sierra Leone Liberated African, Liberated Af ...
parents, Wilmot Aloysius Dillsowrth (1908–1985), the town clerk of Freetown, and Jeanne Dillsworth, née Peacourt. Florence Dillsworth attended the
St Joseph's Secondary School (Sierra Leone), St. Joseph's Convent School in Freetown, Sierra Leone and was subsequently educated in England.
Political career
Florence Dillsworth was elected as the third female mayor of Freetown on the
Freetown City Council
Freetown City Council is the municipal government of the city of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. It was established in 1893 and is one of the oldest municipal governments in Africa. The Freetown City Hall, located on Wallace-Johnson Stree ...
.
Death
Dillsworth died in 2000 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and was buried in Ascension Town Cemetery.
References
*https://allafrica.com/stories/200003030314.html
*https://allafrica.com/stories/200805200505.html
*https://www.tribpub.com/gdpr/courant.com/
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Sierra Leone Creole people
Sierra Leonean people of French descent
20th-century Sierra Leonean women politicians
20th-century Sierra Leonean politicians
Sierra Leonean city councillors
Mayors of Freetown
Sierra Leonean educators
Women mayors of places in Sierra Leone
1935 births
2000 deaths