Cigar manufacturer.
Born at London, Ontario on 28 May 1865, son of John and Mary Dillon, he left school at the age of 11 to work in a local cigar factory. In 1896, he came to Manitoba and worked for three years in cigar manufacturing establishments at Brandon. In 1899, he opened his own cigar manufactory, which became the largest such facility between Brandon and Edmonton. He also invested in farm land, owning 320 acres in Manitoba and 480 acres in Saskatchewan. He lived at 121 Tenth Street, Brandon. He died unmarried at Brandon on 30 December 1915 and was buried in the Brandon Cemetery.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Death registration [James Dillon], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“James Dillon dead: notable figure passes,” Brandon Weekly Sun, 6 January 1916, page 30.
James Dillon, FindAGrave.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 February 2024
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