Born in Hornsey, Middlesex, England, Dodds first went to Canada in 1901, and finally settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba, after serving with the British Army in World War I.
He acted as the Camp Chief for the 8th World Scout Jamboree held at Niagara-on-the-Lake in August 1955.
They sold the land and used the money to build a Cub facility, also named Camp Jackson Dodds, on part of Tamaracouta Scout Reserve in the lower Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, south of Saint Sauveur.
Dodds' image appeared on the paper currency of the Bank of Montreal in 1931, 1935, and 1938 (during the time he was General Manager).
Dodds was awarded the following medals during his lifetime: This Scouting or Guiding article about a person is a stub.