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

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Early life

Florence Agnes Dillsworth was born to

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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

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