Ambrose Goddard (born 1819)
Ambrose Goddard | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Cricklade | |
| In office 4 February 1874 – 5 April 1880 Serving with Daniel Gooch | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Gooch Frederick William Cadogan |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Gooch Nevil Story Maskelyne |
| In office 30 July 1847 – 19 November 1868 | |
| Preceded by | John Neeld Henry Thomas Howard |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Gooch Frederick William Cadogan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1819 |
| Died | 15 November 1898 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Charlotte Ayshford Sanford
(m. 1847) |
| Children | Five |
| Parent(s) | Ambrose Goddard Jessy-Dorothea Lethbridge |
Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard (9 December 1819 – 15 November 1898)[1] was a British landowner and Conservative Party politician.
Political career[edit]
Goddard was first elected MP for Cricklade in 1847 and held the seat until 1868. In 1874 he regained the seat before stepping down at the next election in 1880.[2]
Family[edit]
Goddard was the first son of former Cricklade MP Ambrose Goddard and Jessy-Dorothea Lethbridge, daughter of Somerset MP Thomas Lethbridge.[3]
He married Charlotte Ayshford Sanford, daughter of former Somerset and West Somerset MP Edward Ayshford Sanford and Henrietta Langham, in 1847. Together they had five children:[4]
- Ambrose Ayshford Goddard (1848–1885)
- Jessie Henrietta Goddard (1850–1920)
- Fitzroy Pleydell Goddard (1852–1927)
- Edward Hesketh Goddard (1855–1921)
- Charles Frederick Goddard (1863–)
See also[edit]
- Goddard family of Wiltshire, Hampshire and Berkshire
References[edit]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ Burke, John (1838). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours, Volume 4. Henry Colburn. p. 326. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard". The Peerage. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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