 John Doveton took a great interest in the education of the community and bequeathed £ 50,000 in his will, for this purpose.This sum was equally divided between the Parental Academy at Calcutta, the name of which was then changed to Doveton college and another founded in Madras, the Doveton Protestant College.Peter Carstairs was the Trustee and sole surviving executor of the Last Will and Testament of John Doveton.