John Dodderidge (1610 – 22 March 1666) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1656.
Dodderidge was the son of Pentecost Dodderidge of Barnstaple and his wife Elizabeth Wescombe.[1] He was the nephew of John Dodderidge, the judge. He entered Middle Temple on 26 June 1629 and was called to the bar on 19 May 1637.[2] .
In 1646, Dodderidge was elected Member of Parliament for Barnstaple in the Long Parliament.[3] He became J.P. for Devon on 26 July 1647.[1] He was re-elected MP for Barnstaple in 1654 in the First Protectorate Parliament.[3] In 1655 he was appointed recorder of Bristol.[2] Subsequently he became recorder of Barnstaple, having left pieces of plate to the corporation of Bristol. [1] In 1656 he was elected MP for Bristol and for Devon in the Second Protectorate Parliament and chose to sit for Devon.[3] However Oliver Cromwell prevented him from taking his seat. He became a bencher of his Inn in 1658 and published Opinions of Sundry Antiquaries touching the Antiquity, Power etc of the High Court of Parliament.[2]
Dodderidge died at Cheshunt at the age of about 56. He bequeathed his library of 112 books to the town of Barnstaple.[1]
Dodderidge married three times, but his only son John predeceased him.[1]
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Peard Richard Ferris |
Member of Parliament for Barnstaple 1646–1653 With: Philip Skippon |
Succeeded by Not represented in Barebones Parliament |
| Preceded by RIchard Aldworth Miles Jackson |
Member of Parliament for Bristol 1656 With: Robert Aldworth |
Succeeded by Robert Aldworth Joseph Jackson |
| Preceded by Thomas Saunders Robert Rolle Arthur Upton Thomas Reynell William Morice John Hale William Bastard William Fry Sir John Northcote, Bt Henry Hatsell John Quick |
Member of Parliament for Devon 1656 With: Thomas Saunders Robert Rolle Arthur Upton Thomas Reynell William Morice John Hale Sir John Northcote, Bt Henry Hatsell Edmund Fowell Sir John Yonge |
Succeeded by Sir John Northcote, Bt Robert Rolle |