John J. Dillon

John J. Dillon (November 7, 1856 – March 1, 1950) was the editor and publisher of the Rural New Yorker. He was the first commissioner of the New York State Department of Foods and Markets in 1914.

Biography He was born on November 7, 1856, in White Lake, New York, United States, to Mary Welsh and John Dillon. He attended Liberty Institute (New York) and Albany College (New York) He taught school in Sullivan County, New York in 1874. He worked as an editor at the Orange County Farmer in Port Jervis, New York. He went to work for the Rural New Yorker in 1890 as the advertising manager. He was buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Publications Hind Sights (1911) Organized Co-Operation (1923)