The Monk Bretton Papers

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The collection consists of the papers of the three generations of the Dodson family; Sir John Dodson, John George Dodson and John William Dodson. Including personal papers and papers relating to their various positions. Sir John Dodson boxes 1-35; John George Dodson boxes 36-80; John William Dodson boxes 81-115.

Dates

Creation: 1568-1932 (predominantly 1807-1930)

Extent

11.5 Linear metres (115 physical shelfmarks)

Language of Materials

English
Latin

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark, e.g. Dep. Monk Bretton 1]

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Dep. Monk Bretton 1-115

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 12432

Additional Description

Abstract

Personal papers of three generations of the Dodson family; Sir John Dodson, John George Dodson and John William Dodson, 1568-1930 (predominantly 1807-1930).

Biographical / Historical

Sir John Dodson (1780-1858), advocate of the College of Doctors of Laws, commissory to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, member of Parliament for Rye (1819-23), advocate to the Admiralty court (1829) and advocate-general (1834), master of the faculties (1841), vicar-general to the lord primate (1849) and judge of the prerogative court of Canterbury (1852-7) and dean of the court of arches (1852-8)

John George Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton (1825-1897), Liberal M.P. for East Sussex (1857-74), for Chester (1874-80) and for Scarborough (1880-4), chairman of committees and deputy speaker of the House of Commons (1865-72), financial secretary to the Treasury (1873-4), chairman of the committee on public accounts (1874-6), president of the Local Government Board (1880-2), Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1882-4), raised to the peerage (1884), a Liberal Unionist (1886), first chairman of the East Sussex County Council (1889-92)

John William Dodson, 2nd Baron Monk Bretton (1869-1933), attaché in the diplomatic service (1894-7), assistant private secretary to the secretary of state for foreign affairs (1898-1900), private secretary to the secretary of state for the colonies (1900-3), alderman on the London County Council (1912-14) and chairman (1929-30)