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Ambrose Goddard (born 1819)

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Ambrose Goddard
Member of Parliament
for Cricklade
In office
4 February 1874 – 5 April 1880
Serving with Daniel Gooch
Preceded byDaniel Gooch
Frederick William Cadogan
Succeeded byDaniel Gooch
Nevil Story Maskelyne
In office
30 July 1847 – 19 November 1868
Preceded byJohn Neeld
Henry Thomas Howard
Succeeded byDaniel Gooch
Frederick William Cadogan
Personal details
Born9 December 1819
Died15 November 1898(1898-11-15) (aged 78)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Charlotte Ayshford Sanford
(m. 1847)
ChildrenFive
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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
  2. ^ 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.
  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.
  4. ^ "Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard". The Peerage. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cricklade
18741880
With: Daniel Gooch
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cricklade
18471868
With: Daniel Gooch (18651868)
Anthony Ashley-Cooper (18591865)
John Neeld (18471859)
Succeeded by