What was the profession of Lewis Carroll's father?

Lewis Carroll’s father, Charles Dodgson, was a clergyman in the Church of England.

Charles Dodgson was an Anglican cleric and scholar who served as the perpetual curate of All Saints’ Church in Daresbury, Cheshire, where Lewis Carroll was born. He later became rector of St Peter’s Church in Croft-on-Tees, Yorkshire, and rose to become Archdeacon of Richmond. Thus “clergyman” is the standard broad description of his profession, while “Anglican priest” or “archdeacon” gives more specific details about his career.

Carroll’s father was also highly educated. He studied at Christ Church, Oxford, achieved a double first in mathematics and classics, and taught mathematics there early in his career. His religious outlook was strongly associated with the High Church and Oxford Movement traditions, which influenced the conservative Anglican atmosphere in Carroll’s childhood home.

Readers sometimes confuse Charles Dodgson with his son because they shared the same name. The son used “Lewis Carroll” as a pen name; the father remained known by his own name and pursued a clerical career rather than literary fame.