Ambrose Goddard (born 1819) explained

Ambrose Goddard
Office:Member of Parliament
for Cricklade
Term Start:4 February 1874
Term End:5 April 1880
Alongside:Daniel Gooch
Predecessor:Daniel Gooch
Frederick William Cadogan
Successor:Daniel Gooch
Nevil Story Maskelyne
Term Start2:30 July 1847
Term End2:19 November 1868
Alongside2:Daniel Gooch (18651868)
Anthony Ashley-Cooper (18591865)
John Neeld (18471859)
Predecessor2:John Neeld
Henry Thomas Howard
Successor2:Daniel Gooch
Frederick William Cadogan
Birth Date:9 December 1819
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative
Parents:Ambrose Goddard
Jessy-Dorothea Lethbridge
Children:Five

Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard (9 December 1819 – 15 November 1898) was a British landowner and Conservative Party politician.

Political career

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.[1]

Family

Goddard was the first son of former Cricklade MP Ambrose Goddard and Jessy-Dorothea Lethbridge, daughter of Somerset MP Thomas Lethbridge.[2]

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:[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. e-book.
  2. Book: Burke. John. 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. 1838. Henry Colburn. 326. 6 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard. The Peerage. 6 February 2018.