Sir William Doddington (1572–1638) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

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from 1621 to 1622. BreamoreHouse

Doddington was the son of William Dodington of

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, Hampshire, and Christian Walsingham, widow of

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. In 1605, he was

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.Thomas Fuller ''The history of the worthies of England, Volume 1''
/ref> In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for

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. He was holding the manor of South Charford in 1624 and in 1629 settled it on his son

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on his marriage. After Herbert died childless in 1633, Doddington held the manor again until his death in 1638, when it passed to his younger son

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. 'Parishes: North Charford with South Charford', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4 (1911), pp. 560-563. Date accessed: 15 December 2011
/ref> Doddington was noted for his charitable actions. Doddington married Mary Herbert daughter of Sir John Herbert of, Neath Abbey, Castell-nedd, Glamorganshire. She brought him the manor of Candeston Castle. His daughter Katherine married

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and they had four sons and one daughter. His daughter Ann married John Bulkeley.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Doddington, William 1572 births 1638 deaths English MPs 1621–1622 English landowners High sheriffs of Hampshire