John Freeman Milward Dovaston

Who was John Freeman Milward Dovaston?

John Freeman Milward DOVASTON was born on 30th December, 1782 at the Nursery, Twyford, West Felton, Shropshire. He was the only child of John DOVASTON and Ann HOPER. He was educated at Oswestry Grammar School and at Shrewsbury School under Doctor Butler, afterward Bishop of Lichfield. He won a Carswell Scholarship to Christ's Church, Oxford where he acquired the nickname 'Crazy Jack of Christ Church'. He entered the Inner Temple and was called to the bar on 12th June, 1807, the same year he gained his M.A. During his time in London he was also for some time a dramatic critic for a morning paper. But his father died the following year and finding he hated law practice he abandoned it and took up the life of a country gentleman, having succeeded to the family estate.