John George Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton
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The Right Honourable The Lord Monk Bretton PC |
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John George Dodson in 1865, as the newly elected Chairman of Ways and Means.
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| Chairman of Ways and Means | |
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In office February 1865 – April 1872 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | William George Massey |
| Succeeded by | John Bonham-Carter |
| President of the Local Government Board | |
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In office 3 May 1880 – 28 December 1882 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | George Sclater-Booth |
| Succeeded by | Sir Charles Dilke, Bt |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 28 December 1882 – 29 October 1884 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Kimberley |
| Succeeded by | George Trevelyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1825 |
| Died | 25 May 1897 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party |
Liberal Liberal Unionist |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Campion |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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.
Dodson was the only son of the lawyer and judge Sir John Dodson, Dean of the Arches, of St. George's Hanover Square, London, and his wife 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.
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.
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