David Seth Doggett
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David Seth Doggett was an American
Bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
, elected in 1866. He was born 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 received his Bachelor of Divinity Degree from St. John's College, University of Cambridge in 1860.) He had Revolutionary
forebearers, and his parents were Methodists. David was converted at the age of 17. David's father was a lawyer
and David began the study of that profession, but changed to the ministry.
He was educated at the University of Virginia
. 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.
United States
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Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, or Methodist Episcopal Church South, was the so-called "Southern Methodist Church" resulting from the split over the issue of slavery in the Methodist Episcopal Church which had been brewing over several years until it came out into the open at a conference...
, elected in 1866. He was born in Lancaster County, Virginia
Lancaster County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,567 people, 5,004 households, and 3,412 families residing in the county. The population density was 87 people per square mile . There were 6,498 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...
. He was descended from the Rev. Benjamin Doggett, a Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
immigrant to Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
about 1650, Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of White Chapel Church in Lancaster County. (Rev. Benjamin Doggett immigrated to Virginia in 1669/70 from England according to most sources. He received his Bachelor of Divinity Degree from St. John's College, University of Cambridge in 1860.) He had Revolutionary
Revolutionary
A revolutionary is a person who either actively participates in, or advocates revolution. Also, when used as an adjective, the term revolutionary refers to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor.-Definition:...
forebearers, and his parents were Methodists. David was converted at the age of 17. David's father was a lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and David began the study of that profession, but changed to the ministry.
He was educated at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
. He joined the Virginia Annual Conference
Annual Conference
An Annual Conference in the United Methodist Church is a regional body that governs much of the life of the "Connectional Church." Annual conferences are composed primarily of the clergy members and a lay member or members from each charge . Each conference is a geographical division...
in 1829, serving as an itinerant minister, traveling through the southern states. In 1866 he accepted a professorship at Randolph Macon College.