Richard Godson Explained

Richard Godson, QC (1797–1849) was an English barrister and politician. He was member of Parliament for in 1831–32 and then 1832–34 and 1837–1849.[1] [2] His father was William Godson of Worcester who died in 1822.[3] His brothers were Septimus Holmes Godson, barrister, and Stephen Godson, attorney.[2] Godson's relationship with Kidderminster began when he defended carpet-weavers on trial there in 1830.[4] In 1835, following the abolition of slavery, Godson received compensation for enslaved persons associated with the Pusey Hall Estate in Jamaica.[5] He had declared this "embarrassment" openly while campaigning, during which time he supported both the First Reform Bill and emancipation.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Peter Davis. The Diary of a Shropshire Farmer: A Young Yeoman's Life and Travels 1835-37. 2013. Amberley Publishing Limited. 978-1-4456-2573-7. 209.
  2. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/godson-richard-1797-1849 GODSON, Richard (1797-1849).
  3. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/c9005bd9-d10c-4dd1-9157-9f8138c28352 Attested copy of the will of William Godson of Tenbury (Worcs).
  4. Web site: GODSON, Richard (1797-1849), of Inner Temple and 22 Woburn Place, Mdx.. 2017. The History of Parliament. January 21, 2017.
  5. Web site: Jamaica Vere 42 (Pusey Hall Estate), Legacies of British Slave-ownership database. 2018. January 19, 2018.

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