Godfrey Wilson (politician)
Godfrey Harold Alfred Wilson (29 October 1871 – 13 July 1958) was an Australian-born academic at Cambridge University. He was a decorated army officer during World War I, and was MP for the university from 1929 to 1935. Life Godfrey Wilson was born in Melbourne, the son of Daniel Wilson. He was educated at Melbourne Grammar School and at the University of Melbourne where he was resident at Trinity College (University of Melbourne), Trinity College from 1889, and later at Clare College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA as 5th Wrangler (University of Cambridge), Wrangler in 1895. From 1897 to 1929 he was a Fellow of Clare College. In 1899 he married Margaret Bartlett, eldest daughter of the Rev. John Edward Parker Bartlett, Rector of Barnham Broom. He served in the War Office during World War I, gaining two mentions in the Secretary of State's List for 'valuable services'. In the 1918 New Year Honours, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and was later ap ...
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Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they cre ...
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