Ambrose Goddard (born 1819)

Ambrose Goddard MP
Member of Parliament for Cricklade
In office 4 February 1874 – 5 April 1880 Serving with Daniel Gooch
Preceded by	Daniel Gooch Frederick William Cadogan
Succeeded by	Daniel Gooch Nevil Story Maskelyne
In office 30 July 1847 – 19 November 1868 Serving with Daniel Gooch (1865–1868) Anthony Ashley-Cooper (1859–1865) John Neeld (1847–1859)
Preceded by	John Neeld Henry Thomas Howard
Succeeded by	Daniel Gooch Frederick William Cadogan
Personal details
Born	9 December 1819
Died	15 November 1898(1898-11-15) (aged 78)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Charlotte Ayshford Sanford ​ ​ (m. 1847)​
Children	Five
Parent(s)	Ambrose Goddard Jessy-Dorothea Lethbridge

Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard (9 December 1819 – 15 November 1898)[1] 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.[2]

Family

Goddard was the first son of former Cricklade MP Ambrose Goddard and Jessy-Dorothea Lethbridge, daughter of Somerset MP Thomas Lethbridge.[3]

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:[4]

• Ambrose Ayshford Goddard (1848–1885)
• Jessie Henrietta Goddard (1850–1920)
• Fitzroy Pleydell Goddard (1852–1927)
• Edward Hesketh Goddard (1855–1921)
• Charles Frederick Goddard (1863–)

See also

• Goddard family of Wiltshire, Hampshire and Berkshire

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
2. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
3. Burke, John (1838). 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. Henry Colburn. p. 326. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
4. "Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard". The Peerage. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ambrose Goddard

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Daniel Gooch Frederick William Cadogan	Member of Parliament for Cricklade 1874–1880 With: Daniel Gooch	Succeeded by Daniel Gooch Nevil Story Maskelyne
Preceded by John Neeld Henry Thomas Howard	Member of Parliament for Cricklade 1847–1868 With: Daniel Gooch (1865–1868) Anthony Ashley-Cooper (1859–1865) John Neeld (1847–1859)	Succeeded by Daniel Gooch Frederick William Cadogan