''Dods Parliamentary Companion'' (formerly "Dod's Parliamentary Companion") is an annual politics
reference book
A reference work is a work, such as a paper, book or periodical (or their electronic equivalents), to which one can refer for information. The information is intended to be found quickly when needed. Such works are usually ''referred'' to f ...
published in the United Kingdom.
It provides biographies and contact information on members of the
Houses of Parliament and the
Civil Service
The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...
. It was first published in 1832 by
Charles Dod
Charles Roger Phipps Dod (or Dodd) (1793–1855) was an Irish journalist and writer, known for his reference works including the ''Parliamentary Companion''. , this work is still published as ''Dod's Parliamentary Companion''.
Life
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and is now published by the firm of
Dods.
''Dods'' also publishes on the web as Dods People (formerly "Dods Online").
References
External links
Dods PeopleDods – publisher's website
1832 non-fiction books
Yearbooks
Parliament of the United Kingdom
British biographical dictionaries
Series of books
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