John George Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton

Politician

1825 – 1897

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Who was John George Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton?

John George Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton PC, known before 1884 as John George Dodson, was a British Liberal politician. He was Chairman of Ways and Means 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.

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Born
Oct 18, 1825
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Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Education
  • Eton College
  • Christ Church, Oxford
Died
May 25, 1897

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on July 23, 2013

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