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==Biography==
==Biography==
Godolphin was the older son of [[Francis Godolphin (1540–1608)|Sir Francis Godolphin (1540–1608)]], also an MP and [[Governor of the Scilly Isles]] and his first wife Margaret Killigrew of [[Arwenack]]. He matriculated at [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]] in 1585 and was admitted at [[Lincoln's Inn]] on 29 January 1587.<ref name=Venn>{{acad|id=GDLN584W|name=Godolphin, Wiliam}}</ref>
Godolphin was the older son of [[Francis Godolphin (1540–1608)|Sir Francis Godolphin (1540–1608)]], also an MP and [[Governor of the Scilly Isles]] and his first wife, Margaret Killigrew of [[Arwenack]]. He matriculated at [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]] in 1585 and was admitted at [[Lincoln's Inn]] on 29 January 1587.<ref name=Venn>{{acad|id=GDLN584W|name=Godolphin, Wiliam}}</ref>


He accompanied the [[Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex|Earl of Essex]] in his [[Essex in Ireland|military expedition of 1599–1600 to Ireland]], and was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] on 13 July 1599 for his gallantry in an action at [[Arklow]]. He was subsequently put in command of a brigade of cavalry, and he was credited with playing an important part in victory at the [[Siege of Kinsale]] on 24 December 1601, when his troops broke through the enemy line and captured the Spanish commander. For his services he was highly commended by the Crown, and made a member of the [[Privy Council of Ireland]].
He accompanied the [[Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex|Earl of Essex]] in his [[Essex in Ireland|military expedition of 1599–1600 to Ireland]], and was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] on 13 July 1599 for his gallantry in an action at [[Arklow]]. He was subsequently put in command of a brigade of cavalry, and he was credited with playing an important part in the victory at the [[Siege of Kinsale]] on 24 December 1601, when his troops broke through the enemy line and captured the Spanish commander.<ref name=Brown>[https://books.google.com/books?id=29w-AAAAYAAJ&dq=William+Godolphin+%281567%E2%80%931613%29&pg=PA899 Brown, Alexander. ''The Genesis of the United States: A Narrative of the Movement in England, 1605-1616, which Resulted in the Plantation of North America by Englishmen,...'', Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1890, p. 898]</ref> For his services, he was highly commended by the Crown, and made a member of the [[Privy Council of Ireland]].


Godolphin was [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)|Cornwall]] in the first parliament of [[James VI and I|James I]] from 1604 to 1611, and was regarded as a reliable supporter of Crown policy.{{sfn|Willis|1750|p=157}}
Godolphin was [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)|Cornwall]] in the first parliament of [[James VI and I|James I]] from 1604 to 1611, and was regarded as a reliable supporter of Crown policy.{{sfn|Willis|1750|p=157}}
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He was Lieutenant-governor of the Scilly Isles from 1597, becoming full Governor on the death of his father in 1608 until his own death in 1613.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/godolphin-sir-william-1568-1613|title=GODOLPHIN, Sir William (c.1568-1613), of Godolphin, Breage, Cornw.|publisher= History of Parliament online|access-date= 15 June 2016}}</ref>
He was Lieutenant-governor of the Scilly Isles from 1597, becoming full Governor on the death of his father in 1608 until his own death in 1613.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/godolphin-sir-william-1568-1613|title=GODOLPHIN, Sir William (c.1568-1613), of Godolphin, Breage, Cornw.|publisher= History of Parliament online|access-date= 15 June 2016}}</ref>


==Search for metal ores==
In 1608 King James sent him to Scotland to report on a promising new silver mine at Hilderston near [[Bathgate]].<ref>Maurice Lee, ''Dudley Carleton to John Chamberlain, 1603-1624'' (Rutgers UP, 1972), p. 106.</ref>
Godolphin went to Carlisle to meet the prospectors [[George Bowes (prospector)|George Bowes]] and [[Bevis Bulmer]] in November 1603.<ref>M. S. Giuseppi, ''HMC Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Marquess of Salisbury'', 15 (London, 1930), p. 284.</ref> In August 1608, King James sent him to Scotland to report on a promising new silver mine at [[Hilderston, West Lothian|Hilderston]] near [[Bathgate]].<ref>Maurice Lee, ''Dudley Carleton to John Chamberlain, 1603-1624'' (Rutgers UP, 1972), p. 106.</ref>


==Marriage==
He married Thomasine, the only surviving daughter and heiress of Thomas Sidney of [[Wighton]], [[Norfolk]] and his wife Mary Southwell of Sydmondham Hall (whose third husband was the distinguished soldier [[Sir Conyers Clifford]]) and had 3 sons and a daughter.
He married Thomasine, the only surviving daughter and heiress of Thomas Sidney of [[Wighton]], [[Norfolk]] and his wife Mary Southwell of Sydmondham Hall (whose third husband was the distinguished soldier [[Sir Conyers Clifford]]) and had 3 sons and a daughter.


==Death==
In the summer of 1613, when he was at the height of his political influence, he became seriously ill, and died in early September of that year.
In the summer of 1613, when he was at the height of his political influence, Godolphin became seriously ill and died in early September. He was buried at [[Breage, Cornwall]] September 5, 1613.<ref name=Brown/>


==Family==
==Family==
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* [[Francis Godolphin (1605–1667)|Sir Francis Godolphin, KB]] (1605–1667), his heir
* [[Francis Godolphin (1605–1667)|Sir Francis Godolphin, KB]] (1605–1667), his heir
* [[Sidney Godolphin (poet)|Sidney Godolphin]] (1610–1643), the poet
* [[Sidney Godolphin (poet)|Sidney Godolphin]] (1610–1643), the poet
* [[William Godolphin (1611–1636)|William Godolphin]], who first succeeded his father as [[Isles of Scilly#Lord Proprietors of the Scilly Islands|Governor of Scilly]]
* William Godolphin (1611–1636), who first succeeded his father as [[Isles of Scilly#Governors of Scilly|Governor of Scilly]]
* Penelope Godolphin, who married [[Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge]]
* Penelope Godolphin, who married [[Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge]]


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==References==
==References==
*{{cite book|last1=Burke |first1=John |last2=Burke |first2=Sir Bernard |year=1841 |title=A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland |edition=2 |publisher=Scott, Webster, and Geary |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=DqkTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA220#v=onepage&q&f=false 220]}}
*{{cite book|last1=Burke |first1=John |last2=Burke |first2=Sir Bernard |year=1841 |title=A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland |edition=2 |publisher=Scott, Webster, and Geary |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=DqkTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA220 220]}}
*{{cite book|last=Willis |first=Browne |year=1750 |chapter=First Parliament of Westminster, Anno I James I, 1603|title=Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences|publisher=R. Gosling| pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5V09AAAAYAAJ/page/n288 156–166]}}<!--NB it is recorded here as March 1603 because Willis is using the old new years day of year 25 March for the Julian calendar.-->
*{{cite book|last=Willis |first=Browne |year=1750 |chapter=First Parliament of Westminster, Anno I James I, 1603|title=Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences|publisher=R. Gosling| pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5V09AAAAYAAJ/page/n288 156–166]}}<!--NB it is recorded here as March 1603 because Willis is using the old new years day of year 25 March for the Julian calendar.-->


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| years = 1604&ndash;1611
| before = [[Anthony Rous|Sir Anthony Rous]] <br/>[[Jonathan Trelawny (1568-1604)|Jonathan Trelawny]]
| before = [[Anthony Rous|Sir Anthony Rous]] <br/>[[Jonathan Trelawny (1568-1604)|Jonathan Trelawny]]
| after = [[Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet|Sir Richard Carew]] <br/> [[John St Aubyn (Member of the Addled Parliament)|John St Aubyn]]
| after = [[Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet|Sir Richard Carew]] <br/> John St Aubyn
}}
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Latest revision as of 20:35, 30 April 2024

For other people named William Godolphin, see William Godolphin (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable
Sir William Godolphin
Born1567
Died1613
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Soldier, politician
TitleSir
SpouseThomasine Sidney
Children4 (including Sir Francis Godolphin (1605–1667) and Sidney Godolphin)
Parent(s)Sir Francis Godolphin (1540–1608)
Margaret Killigrew

Sir William Godolphin (1567–1613), of Godolphin in Cornwall, was an English knight, soldier, and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604 to 1611.

Biography

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Godolphin was the older son of Sir Francis Godolphin (1540–1608), also an MP and Governor of the Scilly Isles and his first wife, Margaret Killigrew of Arwenack. He matriculated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1585 and was admitted at Lincoln's Inn on 29 January 1587.[1]

He accompanied the Earl of Essex in his military expedition of 1599–1600 to Ireland, and was knighted on 13 July 1599 for his gallantry in an action at Arklow. He was subsequently put in command of a brigade of cavalry, and he was credited with playing an important part in the victory at the Siege of Kinsale on 24 December 1601, when his troops broke through the enemy line and captured the Spanish commander.[2] For his services, he was highly commended by the Crown, and made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland.

Godolphin was Member of Parliament (MP) for Cornwall in the first parliament of James I from 1604 to 1611, and was regarded as a reliable supporter of Crown policy.[3]

He was Lieutenant-governor of the Scilly Isles from 1597, becoming full Governor on the death of his father in 1608 until his own death in 1613.[4]

Search for metal ores

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Godolphin went to Carlisle to meet the prospectors George Bowes and Bevis Bulmer in November 1603.[5] In August 1608, King James sent him to Scotland to report on a promising new silver mine at Hilderston near Bathgate.[6]

Marriage

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He married Thomasine, the only surviving daughter and heiress of Thomas Sidney of Wighton, Norfolk and his wife Mary Southwell of Sydmondham Hall (whose third husband was the distinguished soldier Sir Conyers Clifford) and had 3 sons and a daughter.

Death

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In the summer of 1613, when he was at the height of his political influence, Godolphin became seriously ill and died in early September. He was buried at Breage, Cornwall September 5, 1613.[2]

Family

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Godolphin's children included:[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Godolphin, Wiliam (GDLN584W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ a b Brown, Alexander. The Genesis of the United States: A Narrative of the Movement in England, 1605-1616, which Resulted in the Plantation of North America by Englishmen,..., Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1890, p. 898
  3. ^ Willis 1750, p. 157.
  4. ^ "GODOLPHIN, Sir William (c.1568-1613), of Godolphin, Breage, Cornw". History of Parliament online. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. ^ M. S. Giuseppi, HMC Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Marquess of Salisbury, 15 (London, 1930), p. 284.
  6. ^ Maurice Lee, Dudley Carleton to John Chamberlain, 1603-1624 (Rutgers UP, 1972), p. 106.
  7. ^ Burke & Burke 1841, p. 220.

Ancestry

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References

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  • Burke, John; Burke, Sir Bernard (1841). A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2 ed.). Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 220.
  • Willis, Browne (1750). "First Parliament of Westminster, Anno I James I, 1603". Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences. R. Gosling. pp. 156–166.

Further reading

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  • Godolphin family tree
  • Brunton, D.; Pennington, D H. (1954). Members of the Long Parliament. London: George Allen & Unwin.
Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cornwall
1604–1611
With: Sir Anthony Rous 		Succeeded by
Sir Richard Carew
John St Aubyn
Honorary titles
Preceded by Governor of the Isles of Scilly
1568−1608 		Succeeded by
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