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John DODDERIDGE 1610-1659

Biographical Note

Lawyer and MP.

Books

Received a bequest of books from his uncle, John Dodderidge (1555-1628). It is commonly held that Dodderidge gave 112 volumes from their libraries to Barnstaple as the foundation of a town library, which was built 1665-7. However, recent research suggests that books were purchased specifically for the new library, while Dodderidge bequeathed his own books to his wife, Judith.

Sources

Dodderidge, S. The Dodderidges of Devon: with an account of the Bibliotheca Doddridgiana, 1909.
Gilbert, A. "Public Books in Provincial Towns", PhD diss., University of Exeter, 2022.
Ibbetson, David. "Dodderidge [Doddridge], Sir John (1555–1628), judge." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Perkin, M. A directory of the parochial libraries of the Church of England. London, 2004, 130.
Poole, W. "An Unnoticed Seventeenth-century Commonplace Book: Exeter University Library MS 40", Notes and Queries, Volume 63, Issue 4, December 2016, 550–556.
Information from Anna-Lujz Gilbert.

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-Received a bequest of books from his [[benefactor::uncle]], [[family::Sir John Dodderidge]] ([[date of birth::1555]]-[[date of death::1628]]). It is commonly held that Dodderidge [[bequest::gave]] 112 volumes from their libraries to [[beneficiary::Barnstaple]] as the foundation of a town library, which was built 1665-7. However, recent research suggests that books were purchased specifically for the new library, while Dodderidge bequeathed his own books to his wife, Judith.
+Received a bequest of books from his [[benefactor::uncle]], [[crossreference::John Dodderidge 1555-1628|John Dodderidge (1555-1628)]]. It is commonly held that Dodderidge [[bequest::gave]] 112 volumes from their libraries to [[beneficiary::Barnstaple]] as the foundation of a town library, which was built 1665-7. However, recent research suggests that books were purchased specifically for the new library, while Dodderidge bequeathed his own books to his wife, Judith.
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