[1] The Dill family has resided in Bermuda since the 1630s, and through his ancestor, Ruth Rapilje Neilson, he is a descendant of American Revolutionary War hero John Neilson as well as the Bayard and Schuyler families of New York and New Jersey.
Dill is a cousin of the Academy Award-winning actor and producer Michael Douglas.
Dill earned a BA in history and politics from Trinity College of the University of Toronto.
He earned a law degree from Queen Mary College in London in 1990.
[3] Dill became a committed Christian after being inspired by the faith of his older sister Karin.