John William Dodson, 2nd Baron Monk Bretton
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John William Dodson, 2nd Baron Monk Bretton, CB
(March 27 1903), (September 22, 1869 - July 29, 1933), diplomat, sometime chairman of London County Council
, and landowner.
The only son of the first Lord Monk Bretton, Dodson was educated at Eton
(1883-1887), and New College, Oxford
, (BA, 1891, 3rd class, Modern history).
In 1894 he entered the Diplomatic Service.
He was an Honorary Attache in Paris (from Feb. 1 1894) and Constantinople (from October 1, 1895) and returned to England after succeeding to the barony in May 1897. He resigned October 1, 1897.
From March 1899- November 1900 he was assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Lord Salisbury
, and then 1900-1903 he was Principal Private Secretary to Secretary of State for the Colonies, Joseph Chamberlain
, in South Africa.
Between 1912-1914 he was Alderman of the London County Council (LCC); after the war he represented Wandsworth
(Clapham Division) from 1922; he was chairman of the Parliamentary Committee (1925-1929); and he was chairman of the Council itself, 1929-1930. This was a suitable peak as Joe Chamberlain had once said of him: 'Monk Bretton knows more about local government than any other man of my acquaintance'.
The Times obituary described him:
He was also a JP; Deputy Lieutenant (Sussex); in politics a Unionist
; a subaltern in 1st Cinque Port Rifle Volunteers, and during the First World War he was a Major in the Sussex Yeomanry and was attached to the Naval Intelligence Department. He was a member of the Travellers' and Brooks's Clubs.
At Firle
, on 19 August 1911, he married Ruth, daughter of the Hon. Charles Brand (4th son of Mr. Speaker Brand
) of Little Dene, near Lewes, by Alice Emma Sturgis, daughter of Sylvain Van de Weyer
.
In London he lived at 6 Seamore place, Mayfair (that whole street was demolished c1938), then at 16 Princes gardens, Knightsbridge SW7, and finally at 11 Vale Avenue (The Vale), SW3.
He died in a nursing home in Brighton on July 29 and was buried in the family vault at Barcombe
in East Sussex, August 1 1933, aged 63.
He was succeeded by his only son, John Charles Dodson
.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(March 27 1903), (September 22, 1869 - July 29, 1933), diplomat, sometime chairman of London County Council
London County Council
London County Council was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889–1965 existence, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London Council...
, and landowner.
The only son of the first Lord Monk Bretton, Dodson was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
(1883-1887), and New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
, (BA, 1891, 3rd class, Modern history).
He was an Honorary Attache in Paris (from Feb. 1 1894) and Constantinople (from October 1, 1895) and returned to England after succeeding to the barony in May 1897. He resigned October 1, 1897.
From March 1899- November 1900 he was assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
, and then 1900-1903 he was Principal Private Secretary to Secretary of State for the Colonies, Joseph Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain was an influential British politician and statesman. Unlike most major politicians of the time, he was a self-made businessman and had not attended Oxford or Cambridge University....
, in South Africa.
Wandsworth
Wandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:...
(Clapham Division) from 1922; he was chairman of the Parliamentary Committee (1925-1929); and he was chairman of the Council itself, 1929-1930. This was a suitable peak as Joe Chamberlain had once said of him: 'Monk Bretton knows more about local government than any other man of my acquaintance'.
- 'Throughout his life he showed an unflagging perseverance in every sphere to which he devoted himself, but he never allowed his industry to overwhelm him, as it does with some with his temperament'.
He was also a JP; Deputy Lieutenant (Sussex); in politics a Unionist
Liberal Unionist Party
The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule...
; a subaltern in 1st Cinque Port Rifle Volunteers, and during the First World War he was a Major in the Sussex Yeomanry and was attached to the Naval Intelligence Department. He was a member of the Travellers' and Brooks's Clubs.
At Firle
Firle
For the suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, see Firle, South Australia.Firle is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. Firle refers to an old-English/Anglo-Saxon word fierol meaning overgrown with oak...
, on 19 August 1911, he married Ruth, daughter of the Hon. Charles Brand (4th son of Mr. Speaker Brand
Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden
Henry Bouverie William Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden GCB, PC , was a British Liberal politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1872 to 1884.-Background and education:...
) of Little Dene, near Lewes, by Alice Emma Sturgis, daughter of Sylvain Van de Weyer
Sylvain Van de Weyer
Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer was a Belgian politician, and then the Belgian Minister at the Court of St. James's, effectively the ambassador to the United Kingdom....
.
In London he lived at 6 Seamore place, Mayfair (that whole street was demolished c1938), then at 16 Princes gardens, Knightsbridge SW7, and finally at 11 Vale Avenue (The Vale), SW3.
He died in a nursing home in Brighton on July 29 and was buried in the family vault at Barcombe
Barcombe
Barcombe is an East Sussex village lying some 4–5 miles north of Lewes. It is also the name of one of the civil parishes in the Lewes District of East Sussex...
in East Sussex, August 1 1933, aged 63.
He was succeeded by his only son, John Charles Dodson
John Charles Dodson, 3rd Baron Monk Bretton
John Charles Dodson, 3rd Baron Monk Bretton is an agriculturist, Sussex landowner, UK peer of the realm, and long serving member of the House of Lords.John Dodson succeeded his father, John William Dodson, in 1933....
.
Some Ancestors
| John William Dodson (1869-1933) | Father: John George Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton |
Paternal Grandfather: Sir John Dodson Sir John Dodson Sir John Dodson was an English judge and member of parliament.-Life:Dodson was born at Hurstpierpoint 19 January 1780. He was the eldest son of the Rev. Dr. John Dodson, rector of Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, who died in July 1807, and Frances, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Dawson... , Kt, PC, LLD (1780-1858), MP (Rye, East Sussex Rye, East Sussex Rye is a small town in East Sussex, England, which stands approximately two miles from the open sea and is at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede... ), Dean of the Arches. |
Paternal Great-Grandfather: Rev. John Dodson (1734-1807), DD. Rector of Hurstpierpoint and Yoxall Yoxall Yoxall is a large village in Staffordshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Swarbourn on the A515 road north of Lichfield and south west of Burton upon Trent... , Staffordshire. Son of Rev. Christopher Dodson (1705-1784), 51 years rector of Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Together with Sayers Common it forms one of the Mid Sussex civil parishes, with an area of 2029.88 ha and a population of 6,264 persons.... , Sussex. |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Frances, daughter of Rev. John Dawson, of Stapenhill Stapenhill Stapenhill is an area and civil parish in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire in the UK. Stapenhill was a small village owned by Nigel of Stafford in 1086.The village of Stapenhill has long since been surrounded by new housing developments.... house, Burton-on-Trent, co. Derby (resigned as vicar of Stapenhill, Bakewell in 1738). |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Frances Priscilla Pearson (1788-1869) |
Paternal Great-Grandfather: George Pearson George Pearson (doctor) George Pearson, MD, FRS , physician, chemist and early advocate of Jenner's cowpox vaccination.Davies Gilbert, who was then President of the Royal Society, began his 1829 memoir of Dr. Pearson thus:He continued:... (1751-1828) of Leicester square (and then Hanover square), and Tyers Hill, Yorkshire. FRS (1791), MD. Eminent chemist and chief physician of St. George's Hospital. Friend of Kemble John Philip Kemble John Philip Kemble was an English actor. He was born into a theatrical family as the eldest son of Roger Kemble, actor-manager of a touring troupe. His elder sister Sarah Siddons achieved fame with him on the stage of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane... . From a Rotherham Rotherham Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of... family. Grandson of Nataniel Pearson (d.1767), 40 years vicar of Stainton (this church closed in 1835), Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... . |
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| Paternal Great-Grandmother: Frances, Mrs Pearson |
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| Mother: Caroline Florence Campion (d.1912). They married in 1856. She died at 16 Princes gardens. |
Maternal Grandfather: William John Campion (1804-1869) of Danny. They married in 1829. |
Maternal Great-Grandfather: William John Campion (1770-1855), of Danny Danny House Danny is an impressive Grade I listed Elizabethan red brick Mansion near Hurstpierpoint in West Sussex, England. It lies at the northern foot of Wolstonbury Hill and one of the finest stately houses in Sussex, with 56 bedrooms and 28 apartments. The present house was built 1593-95 by George... , near Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Together with Sayers Common it forms one of the Mid Sussex civil parishes, with an area of 2029.88 ha and a population of 6,264 persons.... . |
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| Maternal Great-Grandmother: Jane (d.1857), daughter of Mottley Austen. |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Harriet Kemp |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Thomas Read Kemp Thomas Read Kemp Thomas Read Kemp was an English property developer and politician. He was the son of Sussex landowner Thomas Kemp, whose farmhouse in Brighton was rented by the Prince of Wales in 1786.-Biography:... (1782-1844), of Kemptown Kemptown Kemptown is a small community running along the King's Cliff to Black Rock in the east of Brighton, East Sussex, England.-History:The area takes its name from Thomas Read Kemp's Kemp Town residential estate of the early 19th Century, but the one-word name now refers to an area larger than the... , Brighthelmston (Brighton). |
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| Maternal Great-Grandmother: Frances (d.1825), 4th daughter of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Bt |