Francis Tillstone

Francis Tillstone

Francis John Tillstone (c. 1830 - fl. 1904) was a long-serving civic official in the town of Brighton, in England.

Tillstone was an officer of Brighton Borough Council (now Brighton & Hove City Council) for 49 years from 1855 to 1904, serving from 1881-1904 as Town Clerk (the chief officer of the council). [Service in post for 1867 noted in Kelly's Post Office Directory of Essex, Herts, Middlesex, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, 1867, online at http://steve.pickthall.users.btopenworld.com]

A plaque in his memory is situated outside the Council Chamber in Brighton Town Hall, and Tillstone Street near Queen's Park is named in his honour.

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