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

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Early life

Marjorie was born on 29 March 1919 at

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. She received her

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degree from

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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

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

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. 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Godfrey Marjorie 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