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Sir Rt Hon. Sidney Godolphin KG PC
(1645-1712)
Privy Counsellor, Knight of the Order of the Garter, and 1st Earl of Godolphin (1706-1712)
Died aged 67
Wikidata WikipediaSidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, KG, PC (15 June 1645 – 15 September 1712) was a leading British politician of the late 17th and the early 18th centuries. He was a Privy Councillor and Secretary of State for the Northern Department before he attained real power as First Lord of the Treasury. He was instrumental in negotiating and passing the Acts of Union 1707 with Scotland, which created the Kingdom of Great Britain. He had many other roles, including that of Governor of Scilly.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
WILLIAM AND MARY On the 7th December 1688 William of Orange arrived at The Bear on his march from Torbay to London meeting here on the morning of the 8th James II's Commissioners Lords Halifax Godolphin and Nottingham HUNGERFORD CELEBRATION 1688-1988
41 Charnham St, Hungerford, United Kingdom where they met (1688)