John Whitehall DodJohn Whitehall Dod was a British Conservative politician.John Whitehall Dod was born on 17 September 1797, in Calverhall Shropshire to John and Eleanor DodParliamentary careerDod was first elected Conservative MP for North Shropshire at a by-election in 1848—caused by the succession of Edward Herbert as the 3rd Earl of Powis—and held the seat until 1859 when he did not stand for re-election.