David Seth Doggett
David Seth Doggett (January 26, 1810 – October 27, 1880) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1866.
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| Born | January 26, 1810 Lancaster County, Virginia |
| Died | October 27, 1880 (aged 70) Richmond, Virginia |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Occupation(s) | Methodist clergyman, professor |
Biography
Early life
David Seth Doggett was born on January 26, 1810, in Lancaster County, Virginia. He was descended from the Rev. Benjamin Doggett, a Church of England immigrant to Virginia about 1650, Rector of White Chapel Church in Lancaster County. (Rev. Benjamin Doggett immigrated to Virginia in 1669/70 from England according to most sources.) He had Revolutionary forebears, and his parents were Methodists. His father was a lawyer. He was educated at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. He began studying law, but changed to the ministry.
Career
He joined the Virginia Annual Conference in 1829, serving as an itinerant minister, traveling through the Southern states. In 1866, he accepted a professorship at Randolph–Macon College.[1]
Death
He died in Richmond, Virginia on October 27, 1880.[2]
References
- Simpson, Matthew, ed. (1878). Cyclopedia of Methodism. Philadelphia: Everts & Stewart. p. 306. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Google Books.
- "David Seth Doggett". The New York Times. October 28, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Leete, Frederick DeLand, Methodist Bishops, Nashville, The Methodist Publishing House, 1948.
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