Person: Dodd, William (1751 - 1777)

• Comments

  VENN: Adm. sizar at CLARE, Oct. 2, 1745. S. of William (1721-2), V. of Bourne, Lincs. B. there, May 29, 1729. ' Matric. 1746; B.A. 1749-50; M.A. 1759; LL.D. 1766. Ord. deacon (Ely) Oct. 18, 1751; priest (London) June 17, 1753. Lecturer at West Ham, and elsewhere in London. Chaplain at the Magdalen House, 1758. Chaplain to the King, 1763-74. Preb. of Brecon, 1763. R. of Hockliffe, Beds., with Chalgrave, 1772. V. of Wing, Bucks., 1775-7. A popular preacher in London. For forging a bond on his patron Lord Chesterfield, he was convicted and hanged at Tyburn, June 27, 1777. Author, Beauties of Shakespeare, and of many sermons and other religious works. Dr Johnson keenly interested himself in attempting to secure his reprieve. (D.N.B.).
  SEE OXFORD DNB: The forger.

Education Events

• BA : Cambridge / Clare Hall

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Dodd, William	18/10/1751	BA	Cambridge	View
  Sub	Dodd, William	13/04/1752	BA		View
  Ord	Dodd, William	17/06/1753	BA		View

• MA

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Dodd, William	06/06/1761	MA		View

• DCL : Cambridge / Clare Hall

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Disp	Dodd, William	30/01/1775	DCL	Cambridge	View

• LLD

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Dodd, William	03/10/1767	LLD		View
  Appt	Dodd, William	16/01/1770	LLD		View
  Appt	Dodd, William	23/03/1772	LLD		View
  Appt	Dodd, William	29/11/1774	LLD		View
  Appt	Dodd, William	10/02/1775	LLD		View
  Appt	Dodd, William	17/02/1776	LLD		View

Ordination Events

• deacon : 18/10/1751 (Gooch, Thomas/Ely 1748-1754)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Dodd, William	18/10/1751	deacon	ordination	View

• priest : 17/06/1753 (Sherlock, Thomas/London 1748-1761)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Dodd, William	17/06/1753	priest	ordination	View

Appointment Events

• Curate : Graveley (18/10/1751 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Dodd, William	18/10/1751	Curate	Licensing	Gravely/	View

• Lecturer : West Ham (13/04/1752 - 02/04/1772 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Sub	Dodd, William	13/04/1752	Lecturer		West Ham/	View

• Chaplain : Squire, Samuel (1714-1766), bishop of St Davids (06/06/1761 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Dodd, William	06/06/1761	Chaplain	Appointment	Samuel Squire, Bishop of St. Davids/	View

• Preacher : St George's Hanover Square, Charlotte chapel, Pimlico (03/10/1767 - 17/02/1776 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Dodd, William	03/10/1767	Preacher	Licensing	St George Hanover Sq/chapel of Charlotte St	View
  Appt	Dodd, William	17/02/1776	Preacher	Resignation	St George Hanover Square/Charlotte Street Chapel	View

• Preacher : Bedford Chapel, Charlotte Street (16/01/1770 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Dodd, William	16/01/1770	Preacher	Licensing	St George Bloomsbury/Bedford Chapel, Charlotte St	View

• Rector : Hockliffe (23/03/1772 - 19/12/1777 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Dodd, William	23/03/1772	Rector	Institution	Hockliffe alias Ockliffe/	View
  Vac	Dodd, William	19/12/1777	Rector	Death	Hockliffe with Chalgrave annexed/	View

• domestic chaplain : Stanhope, Philip, 5th earl of Chesterfield (1755-1815) (29/11/1774 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Dodd, William	29/11/1774	domestic chaplain	Appointment	Philip, Earl of Chesterfield/	View

• Vicar : Wing (10/02/1775 - 21/08/1777 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Dodd, William	10/02/1775	Vicar	Institution	Wing/	View
  Vac	Dodd, William	21/08/1777	Vicar	Death	Winge/	View

Death Events

• Death (21/08/1777)

  Name	Date	Cause	Type	Full Record
  Dodd, William	21/08/1777	Death	Vac	View
  Dodd, William	19/12/1777	Death	Vac	View