Name Charles Godfrey Role Courtier | Died 1714 | |
Colonel Charles Godfrey (b. 1648 in Westminster; d. 23 February 1714 in Bath, Somerset) was MP for Malmesbury and Chipping Wycombe.
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Life and career
Godfrey came from a recusant family, originating in Norfolk, and was the son of Francis Godfrey of Little Chelsea, Middlesex. He was born on 6th November 1646 in Westminster, and was baptised on 26 November at Mapledurham, Oxfordshire.
He was Master of the Jewel Office. He was also one of the clerks comptrollers of the green cloth. The Clerk of the Green Cloth was a position in the British Royal Household. The clerk acted as secretary of the Board of Green Cloth, and was therefore responsible for organising royal journeys and assisting in the administration of the Royal Household.
Godfrey lived in Great Windmill Street near Piccadilly Circus, London.
Godfrey died on 23 February 1714 while on a visit to Bath, Somerset and was buried in Bath Abbey.
Family
Godfrey married Arabella Churchill, former mistress of King James II, on 1 June 1680 at Holy Trinity Minories, London. He was thus brother-in-law of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. They had a son and two daughters: