# Samuel Dockwrath — Orley Farm character guide > Samuel Dockwrath in Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mr. Dockwrath, Mr. Samuel Dockwrath, Samuel, Sam, Dockwrath, XX Mr. Dockwrath, that Mr. Dockwrath, scoundrel Dockwrath **First appearance:** 0005-vi-the-commercial-room-bull-inn-leeds ## Snapshot A Hamworth attorney with a grudge and a taste for brandy, who digs up the evidence that threatens to bring Lady Mason down. ## Who they are Dockwrath is a small-town lawyer who has taken up the Orley Farm case on what he calls public motives, though his pleasure in talking about it suggests otherwise. Over brandy and cigars he boasts to the visiting Mr. Crabwitz that young Mason has no more right to the property than a stranger, and that even old Furnival cannot save the widow. Vindictive, shrewd, and delighted with his own importance, he is the engine that turns private suspicion into public catastrophe. ## Relationships ### [Martock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/martock) _professional_ Martock is Samuel Dockwrath's legal clerk, assisting him in his vengeful pursuit of evidence against Lady Mason. ### [Lady Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/lady_mason) _rivalry_ Samuel Dockwrath is Lady Mason's bitter enemy, relentlessly pursuing evidence to expose her past perjury and ruin her. ### [Martock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/martock) _professional_ Martock is Samuel Dockwrath's legal clerk, assisting him in his vengeful pursuit of evidence against Lady Mason. ### [Martock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/martock) _professional_ Martock is Samuel Dockwrath's legal clerk, assisting him in his vengeful pursuit of evidence against Lady Mason. ### [Lady Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/lady_mason) _rivalry_ Samuel Dockwrath is Lady Mason's bitter enemy, relentlessly pursuing evidence to expose her past perjury and ruin her. ### [Lady Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/lady_mason) _rivalry_ Samuel Dockwrath is Lady Mason's bitter enemy, relentlessly pursuing evidence to expose her past perjury and ruin her. ## In the story ### [The Commencement of the Great Orley Farm Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/i-the-commencement-of-the-great-orley-farm-case) A young attorney who married Miriam Usbech; his dispute with Lady Mason over two fields leads to the revival of the Orley Farm case. ### [Sir Peregrine Makes a Second Promise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/v-sir-peregrine-makes-a-second-promise) Has gone to Yorkshire with documents, potentially to revive the lawsuit against Lady Mason. ### [The Commercial Room, Bull Inn, Leeds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/vi-the-commercial-room-bull-inn-leeds) Travels to Leeds and takes a seat in the commercial room at the Bull Inn; asserts his right to be there despite the waiter's doubts; engages in conversation with Moulder and Kantwise about Joseph Mason. ### [The Masons of Groby Park](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/vii-the-masons-of-groby-park) Visits Groby Park to present his discovery about the codicil's witnesses to Joseph Mason, hoping to reopen the case against Lady Mason. ### [Mrs. Mason's Hot Luncheon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/viii-mrs-mason-s-hot-luncheon) Visits Groby Park, invited to lunch, discusses the case against Lady Mason with Mr. Mason, and negotiates payment for his services. ### [A Convivial Meeting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/ix-a-convivial-meeting) Satisfied with his Groby Park visit, he joins the commercial dinner and refuses to pay for wine he did not consume, asserting his legal rights against room customs. ### [Mr. Furnival’s Chambers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xii-mr-furnival-s-chambers) Referenced as having found something about dates that the lawyers missed, and as having gone to Groby Park; Lady Mason considers buying him off. ### [A Morning Call at Mount Pleasant Villa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xv-a-morning-call-at-mount-pleasant-villa) Mentioned as the source of the public rumors about a new trial. ### [Mr. Dockwrath in Bedford Row](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xvi-mr-dockwrath-in-bedford-row) Visits Mr. Round in Bedford Row to discuss his discovery about the Orley Farm codicil, seeking payment and recognition. ### [Mr. Dockwrath in His Own Office](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xx-mr-dockwrath-in-his-own-office) Receives Lucius and Peregrine in his office, denies the accusations, and threatens further legal action. ### [Christmas in Great St. Helens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxiv-christmas-in-great-st-helens) Mentioned as the writer of a letter to Kenneby, an attorney from Hamworth involved in the Orley Farm matter. ### [XXVI: Why Should I Not?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxvi-why-should-i-not) Mentioned as the solicitor who gathered evidence for the charge against Lady Mason. ### [XXXII: What Bridget Bolster Had to Say](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxxii-what-bridget-bolster-had-to-say) Engages with Crabwitz, discussing the Orley Farm case and his motives. ### [John Kenneby Goes to Hamworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xlii-john-kenneby-goes-to-hamworth) Hosts Kenneby in Hamworth; takes his deposition and tries to persuade him to dine at the Blue Posts. ### [Lady Mason Returns Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/liii-lady-mason-returns-home) Attends the committal proceedings and attempts to stir up public anger against Lady Mason. ### [LXI: The State of Public Opinion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxi-the-state-of-public-opinion) A witness for the prosecution; he is confident in his case and propagates his view in Hamworth, swaying local opinion. ### [Mr. Moulder Backs His Opinion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxvii-mr-moulder-backs-his-opinion) Manages the witnesses, expresses confidence in a guilty verdict, and accepts Moulder's bet. ### [The First Day of the Trial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxviii-the-first-day-of-the-trial) Cross-examined by Mr. Chaffanbrass, who exposes his personal motive to become tenant of Orley Farm. ### [Mr. Furnival's Speech](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxii-mr-furnival-s-speech) Accused by Furnival of malice and interested motives, and portrayed as unworthy of credit. ### [The Last of the Lawyers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxviii-the-last-of-the-lawyers) Confronts Joseph Mason about unpaid costs, blaming the failure on Mason's adherence to London attorneys. ### [Farewell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxix-farewell) Loses a lawsuit against Joseph Mason over the lease of Orley Farm, leading to his financial ruin and departure from Hamworth. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/samuel_dockwrath - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters