William Godolphin
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William Godolphin may refer to:
- Sir William Godolphin (Warden of the Stannaries)William Godolphin (Warden of the Stannaries)Sir William Godolphin was a 16th century English Member of Parliament. He sat as Member for Cornwall during the reign of Henry VIII and possibly also of Edward VI, and also served as High Sheriff of Cornwall and Warden of the Stannaries...
(died 16th-century), English Member of Parliament (MP)and High Sheriff of Cornwall - Sir William Godolphin (1515–1570), his son, with whom he has been confused by some authorities
- Sir William Godolphin (1547–1589), nephew of the previous, MP for Helston 1586-7
- Sir William Godolphin (1567–1613), MP for Cornwall
- William Godolphin (1611–1636), his son, a Governor of the Scilly Islands
- William Godolphin, Marquess of BlandfordWilliam Godolphin, Marquess of BlandfordWilliam Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford was an English nobleman.He was born the eldest son of The Hon. Francis Godolphin and his wife Lady Henrietta Godolphin, née Churchill...
(1700–1731), English nobleman - William Godolphin (Royalist)William Godolphin (Royalist)Sir William Godolphin was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....
(1605–1663), who commanded a Royal regiment during the English Civil War and was MP for Helston 1640 - Sir William Godolphin, 1st BaronetSir William Godolphin, 1st BaronetSir William Godolphin, 1st Baronet , of Godolphin in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of Sir Francis Godolphin, KB, who had been a Member of Parliament until being barred from sitting because of his Royalist sympathies during the Civil War, and who after the...
(died 1710), MP for Helston 1665–1679 - Sir William Godolphin (diplomat)William Godolphin (diplomat)Sir William Godolphin was an English diplomat and Member of Parliament.Godolphin was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, gaining the degrees of Master of Arts in 1661 and Doctor of Civil Law in 1663...
(1635–1696), English ambassador to Spain, MP for Camelford