GODOLPHIN, Charles (c.1650-1720), of St. James’s Place, Westminster and Coulston, Wilts.

Family and Education

b. c. 1650, 5th but 4th surv. s. of Sir Francis Godolphin†, KB, of Godolphin Breage, Cornw. by Dorothy, da. of Sir Henry Berkeley† of Yarlington, Som.; bro. of Sidney Godolphin†, 1st Earl of Godolphin and Sir William Godolphin, 1st Bt†. educ. Wadham, Oxf. matric. 16 Mar. 1666, aged 15; M. Temple 1670, called 1677; travelled abroad (France) 1674. m. lic. 27 June 1687, his cos. Elizabeth (d. 1726), da. of Francis Godolphin of Spargor, Cornw. and Coulston, and coh. of her uncle Sir William Godolphin†, 1s. d.v.p. 1da. d.v.p. F. G. Marsh, Godolphin Fam. 38; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 184; Add. 28052, ff. 81, 83.

Offices Held

Assay-master of the Stannaries 1681–d.; inspector of tin coinage Sept. 1688, commr. 1689; commr. of customs 1691–1713, for union with Scotland 1702; registrar of shipping 1701–d. Cal. Treas. Bks. vii. 245; viii. 2060; ix. 266, 1199; xvi. 410; xvii. 210; xxi. 488; xxviii. 242; xxix. 327; APS, xi. app. 46.

Asst. R. African Co. 1690–1; commr. land bank 1694; commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1695 dir. 1704. K. G. Davies, R. African Co. 382; NLS, Advocates’ mss, Bank of Eng. pprs. 31.1.7, f. 146; Add. 10120, f. 233; Daily Courant, 8 Aug. 1704.

Parlimentarian

GODOLPHIN, Charles (c.1651-1720), of Westminster and Coulston, Wilts.

Main residences: St. James’s Place, Westminster; Coulston, Wilts.

Author

E.C.

R.D.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

GODOLPHIN, Charles (c.1650-1720)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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