Francis Godolphin (died about 1640)
Francis Godolphin | |
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Died | 2 May 1640 |
Nationality | English |
Occupation | Politician and Knight |
Title | Sir |
Parent(s) | Sir Francis Godolphin (1540–1608) Margaret Killigrew |
Sir Francis Godolphin MP (died 1640) was an English nobleman, politician, knight, and Member of Parliament.
Biography[]
Godolphin was the third son of Sir Francis Godolphin (1540–1608) and his first wife Margaret Killigrew. He represented St Ives in the Parliaments of 1624–5 and 1625, and Cornwall in that of 1626. He was also Recorder of Helston in 1620. He was still alive in 1637, and his will was proved on 2 May 1640.
Notes[]
This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (September 2013) |
References[]
- D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Vivian's Visitations of Cornwall. Exeter: William Pollard & Co. 1887.
- Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 128, 188, 199, 209, 219, 242.
Categories:
- Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall
- 1640 deaths
- English MPs 1624–1625
- English MPs 1625
- English MPs 1626
- Godolphin family
- Knights Bachelor
- 17th-century English MP stubs