Dodson unsuccessfully contested East Sussex in 1852 (he came third with 1637 votes, behind Augustus Eliott Fuller with 2155 and Charles Hay Frewen with 1974) and March 1857, but was elected for the constituency in April 1857. He would hold this seat until 1874. He served as Chairman of Ways and Means (Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons) from February 1865 to April 1872 and was admitted to the Privy Council in 1872.[1]
In 1880 he was again elected for Chester and appointed President of the Local Government Board, with a seat in the cabinet, in Gladstone's second administration. According to the rules at the time, he was then forced to contest his constituency again. Dodson was duly elected, but shortly after the original election was declared void on petition. This caused him to seek re-election for another constituency. In July he was returned for Scarborough, a seat he would hold until 1884.
Dodson remained President of the Local Government Board until 1882, and then served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1882 to 1884. On 4 November 1884 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Monk Bretton, of Conyboro and Hurstpierpoint in the County of Sussex.[2] Lord Monk Bretton later disagreed with Gladstone over Home Rule.
He was also active in local politics, and served as the first Chairman of the East Sussex County Council from 1889 to 1892. He was a long serving director and trustee of the Rock Life Assurance Company and a director of Brill's Brighton Baths Company. He was a member of the university, Reform, and Brooks's Clubs. Late in life he became concerned about the fate of the African elephant, whose salvation he mooted, in letters to The Times, could come through domestication.
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Lord Monk Bretton married Caroline-Florence, second daughter of William John Campion of Danny, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, by Harriet Kemp (daughter of Thomas Read Kemp) in 1856. They had one son and three daughters. They lived at 6, Seamore Place in Mayfair, and at Conyboro', near Lewes, Sussex. In 1878 Edward Walford described Seamore Place as follows: "Seamore Place is the name of a row of handsome but somewhat old-fashioned mansions, which occupy a sort of cul de sac at the western end of Curzon Street. They are only nine in number, and their chief fronts look westward over Hyde Park". Lord Monk Bretton died in May 1897, aged 71, and was succeeded in the barony by his only son John William Dodson.
John George Dodson, detail of the lithographic reproduction, after James Tissot, published in Vanity Fair, 16 December 1871.
J. G. Dodson, MP, in the Illustrated London News, 1865.
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John George Dodson 1st Baron Monk Bretton PC 18 October 1825 25 May 1897 known before 1884 as John George Dodson was a British Liberal politician He was Chairman of Ways and Means Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons between 1865 and 1872 and later held office under William Ewart Gladstone as Financial Secretary to the Treasury President of the Local Government Board and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster In 1884 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Monk Bretton The Right HonourableThe Lord Monk BrettonPCJohn George Dodson in 1865 as the newly elected Chairman of Ways and Means Deputy Speaker of the House of CommonsChairman of Ways and MeansIn office February 1865 April 1872MonarchVictoriaPreceded byWilliam George MasseySucceeded byJohn Bonham CarterPresident of the Local Government BoardIn office 3 May 1880 28 December 1882MonarchVictoriaPrime MinisterWilliam Ewart GladstonePreceded byGeorge Sclater BoothSucceeded bySir Charles Dilke BtChancellor of the Duchy of LancasterIn office 28 December 1882 29 October 1884MonarchVictoriaPrime MinisterWilliam Ewart GladstonePreceded byThe Earl of KimberleySucceeded byGeorge TrevelyanPersonal detailsBorn 1825 10 18 18 October 1825Died25 May 1897 1897 05 25 aged 71 NationalityBritishPolitical partyLiberal Liberal UnionistSpouseFlorence CampionAlma materChrist Church Oxford Contents 1 Background and education 2 Political career 3 Family 4 References 5 External linksBackground and education editDodson was the only son of Sir John Dodson a judge and Dean of the Arches of St George s Hanover Square Church London His mother was Frances Priscilla daughter of George Pearson MD FRS He was educated at Eton 1837 1842 where he won HRH the Prince Consort s Prize for French and Italian in 1842 and came second for French and German in 1841 and 1842 and was later a Fellow 1876 1880 He matriculated at Christ Church Oxford on 9 June 1843 BA 1847 MA 1851 got a First and was called to the Bar Lincoln s Inn in 1853 His exact contemporaries at Eton included William George Mount and the Earl of Kimberley Political career editDodson unsuccessfully contested East Sussex in 1852 he came third with 1637 votes behind Augustus Eliott Fuller with 2155 and Charles Hay Frewen with 1974 and March 1857 but was elected for the constituency in April 1857 He would hold this seat until 1874 He served as Chairman of Ways and Means Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from February 1865 to April 1872 and was admitted to the Privy Council in 1872 1 In 1873 he was appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury in the Liberal administration of William Ewart Gladstone a post he held until the government fell the following year In 1874 Dodson was elected to parliament for Chester and served as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee from 1874 to 1876 In 1880 he was again elected for Chester and appointed President of the Local Government Board with a seat in the cabinet in Gladstone s second administration According to the rules at the time he was then forced to contest his constituency again Dodson was duly elected but shortly after the original election was declared void on petition This caused him to seek re election for another constituency In July he was returned for Scarborough a seat he would hold until 1884 Dodson remained President of the Local Government Board until 1882 and then served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1882 to 1884 On 4 November 1884 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Monk Bretton of Conyboro and Hurstpierpoint in the County of Sussex 2 Lord Monk Bretton later disagreed with Gladstone over Home Rule He was also active in local politics and served as the first Chairman of the East Sussex County Council from 1889 to 1892 He was a long serving director and trustee of the Rock Life Assurance Company and a director of Brill s Brighton Baths Company He was a member of the university Reform and Brooks s Clubs Late in life he became concerned about the fate of the African elephant whose salvation he mooted in letters to The Times could come through domestication Family editLord Monk Bretton married Caroline Florence second daughter of William John Campion of Danny Hurstpierpoint Sussex by Harriet Kemp daughter of Thomas Read Kemp in 1856 They had one son and three daughters They lived at 6 Seamore Place in Mayfair and at Conyboro near Lewes Sussex In 1878 Edward Walford described Seamore Place as follows Seamore Place is the name of a row of handsome but somewhat old fashioned mansions which occupy a sort of cul de sac at the western end of Curzon Street They are only nine in number and their chief fronts look westward over Hyde Park Lord Monk Bretton died in May 1897 aged 71 and was succeeded in the barony by his only son John William Dodson nbsp John George Dodson detail of the lithographic reproduction after James Tissot published in Vanity Fair 16 December 1871 nbsp J G Dodson MP in the Illustrated London News 1865 nbsp Lithographic reproduction after James Tissot published in Vanity Fair 16 December 1871 nbsp Lithographic reproduction after Leslie Ward published in Vanity Fair 25 January 1894 nbsp Lord Monk Bretton by Topham s son Frank William Warwick Topham as seen in the Royal Academy 1897 nbsp Lord Monk Bretton as described by Debrett s Peerage London 1888 References edit No 23857 The London Gazette 14 May 1872 p 2279 No 25411 The London Gazette 4 November 1884 p 4753 Dod s Parliamentary Companion Whittaker amp Co 1878 Thomas Skinner The Directory of Directors for 1897 London 1897 amp for 1880 Edward Walford Old and new London chapter 28 Mayfair 1878 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to John George Dodson 1st Baron Monk Bretton Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John George Dodson Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byAugustus Elliot FullerViscount Pevensey Member of Parliament for East Sussex1857 1874 With Viscount Pevensey 1857 1865 Lord Edward Cavendish 1865 1868 George Gregory 1868 1874 Succeeded byGeorge GregoryMontagu Scott Preceded byHenry Cecil RaikesNorman Grosvenor Member of Parliament for Chester1874 1880 With Henry Cecil Raikes Succeeded byHenry Cecil RaikesHon Beilby Lawley Preceded bySir Harcourt Johnstone BtWilliam Sproston Caine Member of Parliament for Scarborough1880 1884 With William Sproston Caine Succeeded byWilliam Sproston CaineRichard Steble Preceded byWilliam George Massey Chairman of Ways and Means1865 1872 Succeeded byJohn Bonham Carter Political offices Preceded byWilliam Edward Baxter Financial Secretary to the Treasury1873 1874 Succeeded byW H Smith Preceded byGeorge Sclater Booth President of the Local Government Board1880 1882 Succeeded bySir Charles Dilke Bt Preceded byThe Earl of Kimberley Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster1882 1884 Succeeded byGeorge Trevelyan Peerage of the United Kingdom New creation Baron Monk Bretton1884 1897 Succeeded byJohn William Dodson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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