Early Life, Family and Training Born in London on 24 February 1823, Frank Dillon entered a world of commerce and established trade. He was the youngest son of John Dillon, a man deeply embedded in the city's mercantile life through the firm Morrison, Dillon & Co., silk mercers, located in Fore Street. While his family's name was tied to the fine textures of silk, the young Frank would eventually find his expression through the more fl…