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Charles Godfrey (courtier)

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in 1674. In 1678, he was lieutenant-colonel of Sir Thomas Slingsby's regiment and then captain-lieutenant of horse in the Duke of Monmouth's regiment. He became a major of horse in Lord Gerard's regiment in 1679.
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Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR164/1/R1/1
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a position in the British Royal Household and held the post for the rest of his life. The clerk acted as secretary of the
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London Metropolitan Archives, Holy Trinity Minories, Register of marriages, 1676 - 1683, P69/TRI2/A/007/MS09242A
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and on course for preferment in the Royal Household. He also became a close friend and political protΓ©gΓ© of
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at the 1689 general election. In 1690 he stood unsuccessfully for Parliament at
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
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by his friend Thomas Wharton. He was returned again in
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Godfrey died on 23 February 1714 while on a visit to
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History of Parliament Online (1690-1715) 157:He was returned as MP for Wycombe at the 125:Wycombe (also known as Chipping Wycombe) 51:, and was the son of Francis Godfrey of 620:4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards officers 221: 93:John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough 341: 208:MP (1677–1719) and Charlotte married 59:, and was baptised on 26 November at 7: 210:Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth 35:for 22 years between 1689 and 1713. 14: 577:Godfrey's Regiment of Cuirassiers 101:Godfrey's Regiment of Cuirassiers 142:In 1704, he was appointed a 1: 685:17th-century English soldiers 175:1713 British general election 167:1710 British general election 163:1708 British general election 159:1705 English general election 690:Masters of the Jewel Office 475:Parliament of Great Britain 467:Parliament of Great Britain 706: 544:Master of the Jewel Office 137:Master of the Jewel Office 27:politician who sat in the 583: 573: 565: 560: 550: 541: 533: 528: 514: 488: 480: 473: 463: 427: 415: 401: 381: 369: 362: 144:Clerk of the Green Cloth 111:Godfrey was returned as 33:British House of Commons 615:People from Westminster 47:family, originating in 171:No Peace Without Spain 87:, London. He was thus 675:British MPs 1710–1713 670:British MPs 1708–1710 665:British MPs 1707–1708 660:English MPs 1705–1707 655:English MPs 1702–1705 650:English MPs 1701–1702 640:English MPs 1698–1700 635:English MPs 1695–1698 630:English MPs 1690–1695 625:English MPs 1689–1690 484:Parliament of England 364:Parliament of England 182:Great Windmill Street 85:Holy Trinity Minories 79:, former mistress of 537:Hon. Heneage Montagu 522:Sir John Wittewronge 491:Member of Parliament 450:1696–1698, 1701–1707 430:Member of Parliament 384:Member of Parliament 148:Board of Green Cloth 113:Member of Parliament 83:, on 1 June 1680 at 43:Godfrey came from a 569:The Earl of Selkirk 373:Sir Thomas Estcourt 328:"Piccadilly Circus" 169:and voted for the β€˜ 135:. 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Index

Whig
English
British House of Commons
recusant
Norfolk
Little Chelsea
Westminster
Mapledurham
Oxfordshire
Grenadier Guards
Arabella Churchill
King James II
Holy Trinity Minories
brother-in-law
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Thomas Wharton
Godfrey's Regiment of Cuirassiers
Member of Parliament
Malmesbury
Westminster
Wycombe (also known as Chipping Wycombe)
1695
1698
Master of the Jewel Office
Clerk of the Green Cloth
Board of Green Cloth
Royal Household
1705 English general election
1708 British general election
1710 British general election

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