John Dodson, 3rd Baron Monk Bretton

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John Charles Dodson, 3rd Baron Monk Bretton (* 17th July 1924 ) is a British politician ( Conservative Party ) and Peer .

life and career

Dodson was born to John Dodson, 2nd Baron Monk Bretton , and his wife Ruth Brand († 1967), the daughter of Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden . He attended Westminster School and later New College at the University of Oxford . Dodson inherited his father's title in 1933 at the age of nine.

Dodson lived in Sussex as a farmer and large landowner .

In 1949 Dodson became a member of Brooks's Club . From 1966 to 1968 Lord and Lady Monk Bretton had a house from the time of Queen Anne remodeled by the architect Raymond Erith , which Dodson's great-grandfather Sir John Dodson had acquired from the family of the British poet Percy Bysshe Shelley . The Dodsons had mostly rented it out until then. Dodson lived there until he moved to Switzerland in 2004 .

He has been Deputy Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex since 1983 and a supporter of the England Agricultural Society Show in Ardingly , since it was founded in 1967. After his expulsion from the House of Lords in 1999, he temporarily moved to the north shore of Lake Geneva .

Membership in the House of Lords

Lord Monk Bretton first took his seat in the House of Lords on January 27, 1948. He gave his inaugural address on March 18, 1948 in a debate on the slaughter of animals. He spoke there sporadically in the following years, several times on agricultural topics. His contributions to the debate became more frequent from the late 1960s. He was particularly committed to agriculture .

On November 9, 1999, he spoke for the last time. This involved a request from Christopher Suenson-Taylor, 3rd Baron Grantchester, to the government regarding their proposals for the dairy industry . Dodson ended his 13-minute post as follows:

“That's the end of my post, but I'd also like to say goodbye. It is likely that the noble lord, Lord Grantchester, who initiated this debate, and I will no longer visit this house. I am delighted that an inaugural speaker ( ie, Lord Carlile of Berriew ) will speak after me. I hope he will carry the torch on for the UK dairy industry. "

He lost his seat through the House of Lords Act 1999 . He ran for one of the remaining seats, but only finished 95th for his party. There were 42 places available for these. He is a member of the Hereditary Peerage Association . It is recorded in the Register of Hereditary Peers , which are available for by-election.

family

He married Zoe Scott on January 29, 1958. They have two sons.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d e Vice-Adm. Edward Russell Gibson, 3rd Baron Ashbourne on thepeerage.com , accessed August 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b c MONK BRETTON, John Charles Dodson entry in Who's Who in 2008 , retrieved on 26 February 2008
  3. ↑ MONK BRETTON, John Charles Dodson, Debrett's People of Today
  4. ↑ MONK BRETTON, John Charles Dodson, Dod's Parliamentary Companion.
  5. ↑ MONK BRETTON, John Charles Dodson, Burke's Peerage
  6. ↑ Lucy Archer, Raymond Erith, Architect, The Cygnet Press, 1985, (pp. 184 & 185)
  7. ↑ Milk Extract from the minutes of the House of Lords meeting of November 9, 1999
  8. ↑ 75 Lords a-leaping: the happy survivors Guardian article, November 5, 1999
  9. ↑ House of Lords Act: Hereditary Peers Elections website Election Demon , accessed September 1, 2013
  10. ↑ MEMBERSHIP LIST Hereditary Peerage Association publication ; accessed on September 1, 2013
predecessor Office successor
John Dodson Baron Monk Bretton
1933– 		current holder of the title
personal data
SURNAME Dodson, John, 3rd Baron Monk Bretton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dodson, John Charles, 3rd Baron Monk Bretton (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British peer and politician (Conservative Party)
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1924