Life
Dolben was the younger son of John Dolben, Archbishop of York, baptised in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, on 1 July 1662; Gilbert Dolben was his elder brother. He later studied at Christ Church, but is not recorded as a graduate. He was a barrister of the Temple, London, but squandered his inheritance and moved to the West Indies.
He was the member of Parliament for Liskeard from 1707, when he was elected in a by-election. He became the manager of Henry Sacheverell's impeachment in 1709.
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