Talk:William Dodd (priest)

A fact from William Dodd (priest) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 November 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that English Anglican clergyman Dr William Dodd was nicknamed the "macaroni parson" as a result of his extravagant lifestyle, and in 1777 became the last person to be hanged at Tyburn for forgery?

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Dodd's Place?[edit]

Does anyone know if Dodd's Place, St Olave is named after William Dodd? (Dodd's Place is listed on GenDocs website of Victorian street names) 81.86.68.163 (talk) 19:32, 11 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Hanged in a fortnight"[edit]

According to Boswell's "Life of Johnson", the famous statement on a man's mind being concentrated does not come from his writings on Dodd's behalf, but from a later conversation with his friend W. Seward. I'll change the article if no-one argues.--Mabzilla (talk) 10:01, 11 April 2008 (UTC) I've now changed it.--Mabzilla (talk) 09:06, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]