Charles Godfrey (courtier)

Colonel Charles Godfrey (b. 1648 in Westminster; d. 23 February 1714 in Bath, Somerset) was MP for Malmesbury and Chipping Wycombe.

Godfrey came from a recusant family, originating in Norfolk, and was the son of Francis Godfrey of Little Chelsea, Middlesex.

He was Master of the Jewel Office. He was also one of the clerks comptrollers of the green cloth. The Clerk of the Green Cloth was a position in the British Royal Household. The clerk acted as secretary of the Board of Green Cloth, and was therefore responsible for organising royal journeys and assisting in the administration of the Royal Household.

Godfrey lived in Great Windmill Street near Piccadilly Circus, London.

Godfrey married Arabella Churchill, former mistress of King James II, in 1678 at Ashe Hall, Devon. They had a son and two daughters:

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