Ambrose Goddard (9 October 1779 – 29 November 1854) was a British landowner, business director and politician.
The son of
Ambrose Goddard
Ambrose Goddard (c. 1727–1815) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1772 to 1806.
Goddard was the third son of Ambrose Goddard and his wife Elizabeth Awdry, daughter of Ambrose Awdry of Seend, Wiltshire. He was educat ...
, Member of Parliament for
Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...
, Goddard became chair of the
Wilts and Berks Canal Company, and served as a
deputy lieutenant of Wiltshire. From 1819 to 1820, he was
High Sheriff of Wiltshire
This is a list of the Sheriffs and (after 1 April 1974) High Sheriffs of Wiltshire.
Until the 14th century, the shrievalty was held ''ex officio'' by the castellans of Old Sarum Castle.
On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Gov ...
.
At the
1837 general election, Goddard stood in
Cricklade
Cricklade is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester. It is the first downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227.
History
Cricklade ...
for the
Conservative Party
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, winning a seat. He stood down at the
1841 general election.
Goddard's oldest son,
Ambrose Goddard
Ambrose Goddard (c. 1727–1815) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1772 to 1806.
Goddard was the third son of Ambrose Goddard and his wife Elizabeth Awdry, daughter of Ambrose Awdry of Seend, Wiltshire. He was educat ...
, also became a politician.
See also
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Goddard family
The Goddard family were a prominent landed family chiefly living in the northern region of the English counties of Wiltshire and Hampshire and the western part of Berkshire, between the Tudor period and the early 20th century.
The Goddard family ...
of Wiltshire, Hampshire and Berkshire
References
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1779 births
1854 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1837–1841
High Sheriffs of Wiltshire
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cricklade
Goddard family