Marjorie Godfrey (29 March 1919 – 27 October 2003) was an
Anglo-Indian nominated member of
5th Lok Sabha
List of Members of the 5th Lok Sabha, ( 15 March 1971 — 18 January 1977) elected February–March 1971.The term of the House was extended two times by one year at a time. However, the House was dissolved after having been in existence for a ...
and
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly or Andhra Pradesh Śāsana Sabha is the lower house of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature.
The Legislative Assembly consists of 175 members which are elected by adult universal suffrage under the first-p ...
.
Early life
Marjorie was born on 29 March 1919 at
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
,
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. She received her
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four year ...
degree from
Osmania University
Osmania University is a collegiate university, collegiate Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farma ...
.
Career
An educationist, Godfrey for 17 years acted as the Superintendent-in-Charge of Examinations and Selections.
She established The Catholic Association of Hyderabad.
She was one of the two Anglo-Indian members nominated to the
5th Lok Sabha
List of Members of the 5th Lok Sabha, ( 15 March 1971 — 18 January 1977) elected February–March 1971.The term of the House was extended two times by one year at a time. However, the House was dissolved after having been in existence for a ...
in 1971.
Prior to that, she had been a nominated member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for four years and a Vice President of
All India Anglo-Indian Association
The All India Anglo-Indian Association is an organisation representing the interests of Anglo-Indians. It was founded in 1926 in colonial India by Sir Henry Gidney. It has sixty-two branches in all of India.
The All India Anglo-Indian Associati ...
's governing body.
Godfrey had also served on the Central Social Welfare Advisory Board and represented Andhra Pradesh at the Inter-State Board for Anglo-Indian Education.
Personal life
On 10 January 1949, Marjorie was married to Allen Godfrey. The couple had two children.
She died on 27 October 2003, due to
cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. It is a medical emergency that, without immediate medical intervention, will result in sudden cardiac death within minutes. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and poss ...
. Andhra Pradesh Council of Churches and The Catholic Association of Hyderabad condoled her death.
Her daughter
Della Godfrey was also a nominated member of Andhra Pradesh state assembly.
References
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1919 births
2003 deaths
Politicians from Hyderabad, India
Osmania University alumni
India MPs 1971–1977
Women members of the Lok Sabha
Anglo-Indian people
Indian Roman Catholics
Women members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Nominated members of the Lok Sabha
Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
20th-century Indian women
20th-century Indian people