| Authorised form of name | Dodgson; Charles (c 1723 - 1795) |
| Dates | c 1723 - 1795 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Howden, Yorkshire, England |
| Date of birth | c 1723 |
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland |
| Date of death | 21 January or 06 February 1795 |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Activity | Education:
School at Sherburn, Co Durham; St John's College, Cambridge; BA (1746/7), MA (1758)
Career:
Ordained deacon (1746/7), priest (1749); Kept a school at Stanwix, Cumberland; Rector of Kirby Wiske, Yorkshire (1755-1762); Rector of Elsden, Northumberland (1761-1765); Chaplain to the Duke of Northumberland (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland); Bishop of Ossory (1765); Bishop of Elphin (1775-1795)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 01/04/1762 |
| Relationships | Son of Christopher Dodgson, clergyman, of Yorkshire; grandson of Christopher Dodgson, husbandman |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Venn
Notes:
Venn gives death date as 21 Jan 1795, BR gives it as 6 Feb 1795 |
| Royal Society code | NA2408 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MS/391/88 | Bond of Charles Dodgson to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 16 December 1762 |
| L&P/4/267 | Letter, 'A dissertation on the nature of evaporation and on several phenomena of air, water and of boiling liquors' from Hugh Hamilton to Charles Dodgson | 5 March 1765 |