George Dodington

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For his nephew George Bubb Dodington (1691-1762), see George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe. For the English MP, see George Dodington (died 1757).

George Dodington (c. 1662 – 28 March 1720) was a Whig politician under the patronage of Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford.

Dodington represented Charlemont in the Irish House of Commons from 1707 to 1713. He served as Secretary to the Treasurer of the Navy during the reign of William III, and in 1707-1708 was Secretary to the Commissioners for a Union with Scotland. From 1708 to 1710 he was one of the Lords of the Admiralty. From 1715 until his death he was Lord Lieutenant of Somerset. He died in 1720 and left his estate to his nephew George Bubb, who assumed the surname of Dodington.

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
Robert Walcott, English Politics in the Early Eighteenth Century (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1956)

Parliament of England
Preceded by George Clarke James Hayes	Member of Parliament for Winchelsea 1705 – 1707 With: James Hayes	Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by John Caulfeild John Davys	Member of Parliament for Charlemont 1707–1713 With: John Davys	Succeeded by Hon. James Caulfeild Andrew Lloyd
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Parliament of England	Member of Parliament for Winchelsea 1707 – 1708 With: James Hayes 1707–1708 Sir Francis Dashwood, Bt 1708	Succeeded by Sir Francis Dashwood, Bt Robert Bristow
Preceded by George Balch Sir Thomas Wroth	Member of Parliament for Bridgwater 1708 – 1713 With: George Balch 1708–1710 Nathaniel Palmer 1710–1713	Succeeded by Nathaniel Palmer John Rolle
Preceded by Sir Francis Dashwood, Bt Robert Bristow	Member of Parliament for Winchelsea 1713 – 1715 With: Robert Bristow	Succeeded by Robert Bristow George Bubb
Preceded by Nathaniel Palmer John Rolle	Member of Parliament for Bridgwater 1715 – 1720 With: Thomas Palmer	Succeeded by Thomas Palmer William Pitt
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Orrery	Lord Lieutenant of Somerset 1715 – 1720	Succeeded by George Bubb Dodington
		Succeeded by George Bubb Dodington
Preceded by Sir William Wyndham	Vice-Admiral of Somerset 1715 – 1720

Persondata
Name	Dodington, George
Alternative names
Short description	English politician
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1720
Place of death

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