David Seth Doggett (January 26, 1810 – October 27, 1880) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1866.

David Seth Doggett was born on January 26, 1810, in Lancaster County, Virginia.

Benjamin Doggett immigrated to Virginia in 1669/70 from England according to most sources.)

He began studying law, but changed to the ministry.

He joined the Virginia Annual Conference in 1829, serving as an itinerant minister, traveling through the Southern states.