Born on 29 May 1729 the son of William Dodd vicar of Bourne, Lincolnshire
Admited as a sizar at Clare College on 2 October 1745
Matriculated in 1746
B.A. 1749/50
M.A. 1759
LL.D. 1766
Ordained deacon (Ely) 18 Oct 1751; priest (London) 17 Jun 1753
Lecturer at West Ham, and elsewhere in London
Chaplain at the Magdalen House 1758
Chaplain to the King 1763-74
Preb. of Brecon, 1763
Rector of Hockliffe, Bedfordshire, with Chalgrave, 1772
Vicar of Wing, Buckinghamshire, 1775-77
A popular preacher in London
For forging a bond on his patron Lord Chesterfield, he was convicted and hanged at Tyburn
Dr Johnson keenly interested himself in attempting to secure his reprieve