He was born in Windsor, the son of John Dight, surgeon and pioneer settler, and Hannah, née Hilton.
On 29 July 1861 he married Jannet McCracken, with whom he had ten children.
In 1869 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Windsor, serving until his retirement in 1872.
[1] His brother Charles Hilton was a miller and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council,[3] while his nephew, also called Charles Hilton, was subsequently elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Singleton.
[4] Dight married Janet McCracken (1841–1888); their children included