Joseph Dodds (British politician)

Joseph Dodds (1819–1891) was a British politician. He was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Stockton-on-Tees in 1868.

Dodds was forced to resign in 1888, having been accused of embezzling funds from a client of his law firm.[1] After his resignation, he became Steward of the Manor of Northstead.

Dodds had five children: Anne (1849), Matthew (1851), Joseph (1853), Elizabeth (1854), Frederick (1855) and Margaret (1858).[2]

References

"An MP who swindled a million". The Northern Echo. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
McKay, Feargal (22 August 2018). "The First Hours - The Hour Record Before Henri Desgrange". Podium Cafe. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Joseph Dodds

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