John Dodd (Reading MP)

For other people named John Dodd, see John Dodd (disambiguation).

John Dodd (24 September 1717 9 February 1782 in Swallowfield) was an English Whig politician.

Dodd was educated at King's College, Cambridge.[1] A close friend of Horace Walpole, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Reading in Berkshire in 1741, and from 1755 to 1782. He lived at Swallowfield Park.

References

  1. "Dodd, John (DT735J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
William Strode
John Blagrave
Member of Parliament for Reading
February–May 1741
With: John Blagrave
Succeeded by
John Blagrave
William Strode
Preceded by
William Strode
The Viscount Fane
Member of Parliament for Reading
1755 1782
With: The Viscount Fane to 1761
Sir Francis Knollys, Bt 1761–68
Henry Vansittart 1768–74
Francis Annesley from 1774
Succeeded by
Francis Annesley
Richard Aldworth-Neville


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