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David Seth Doggett

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David Seth Doggett
Born(1810-01-26)January 26, 1810
DiedOctober 27, 1880(1880-10-27) (aged 70)
Richmond, Virginia
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Occupation(s)Methodist clergyman, professor

David Seth Doggett (January 26, 1810 – October 27, 1880) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1866.

Biography

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Early life

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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

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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

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He died in Richmond, Virginia on October 27, 1880.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Simpson, Matthew, ed. (1878). Cyclopedia of Methodism. Philadelphia: Everts & Stewart. p. 306. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "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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