Thomas Vere Bayne Thomas Vere Bayne Thomas Vere Bayne (1829–1908) was an academic at the University of Oxford. He was a friend of Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, the author of the "Alice in Wonderland" books. Bayne was the son of Thomas Vere Bayne, who had studied at Jesus College, Oxford and who was a master at Warrington School from 1828 to 1842. Bayne was born in 1829. From his childhood, he was a friend of Charles Dodgson: Thomas Vere Bayne was a friend of Dodgson's father Charles and used to visit him at Daresbury; the two sons went on to
John Charlesworth Dodgson-Charlesworth Wakefield did not elect another MP until 1862. On the death of his father Dodgson-Charlesworth inherited Chapelthorpe Hall and continued to live there, managing his colliery business until his death in 1880. John Charlesworth Dodgson-Charlesworth John Charlesworth Dodgson-Charlesworth (1815–1880) was a British colliery owner and Member of Parliament for Wakefield between 1857 and 1859. Defeated by his Liberal opponent, William Henry Leatham at the 1859 general election both he and Leatham were subsequently found to have conducted extensive bribery during the campaign. Dodgson-Charlesworth was the son of John Dodgson Charlesworth of Chapelthorpe, Sandal, Wakefield. Baptised 20 August 1815, he was