Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Godolphin KG PC |
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| Lord High Treasurer | |
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In office 8 May 1702 – 11 August 1710 |
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| Monarch | Anne |
| Preceded by |
The Earl of Carlisle as First Lord of the Treasury Commission |
| Succeeded by |
The Earl Poulett as First Lord of the Treasury Commission |
| First Lord of the Treasury | |
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In office 9 December 1700 – 30 December 1701 |
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| Monarch | William III |
| Preceded by | The Earl Tankerville |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Carlisle |
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In office 15 November 1690 – 1 June 1699 |
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| Monarch | William III and Mary II |
| Preceded by | Sir John Lowther |
| Succeeded by | Charles Montagu |
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In office 9 September 1684 – 16 February 1685 |
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| Monarch |
Charles II James II |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Rochester |
| Succeeded by |
The Earl of Rochester as Lord High Treasurer |
| Member of Parliament for Helston |
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In office September 1679 – 1685 Serving with Sir Vyell Vyvyan (1679–1681) Serving with Charles Godolphin (1681–1685) |
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| Monarch |
Charles II James II |
| Preceded by | Sir William Godolphin |
| Succeeded by | Sidney Godolphin |
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In office 1665 – February 1679 Serving with Sir William Godolphin |
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| Monarch | Charles II |
| Preceded by | Sir Peter Killigrew |
| Succeeded by | Sir Vyell Vyvyan |
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Sidney Godolphin 15 June 1645 Breage, Cornwall Kingdom of England |
| Died | 15 September 1712 (aged 67) St Albans, Hertfordshire Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Blagge |
| Children | Francis Godolphin |
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin KG PC (15 June 1645 – 15 September 1712) was a leading British politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was a Privy Councillor and Secretary of State for the Northern Department before attaining real power as First Lord of the Treasury. He was instrumental in negotiating and passing the Acts of Union 1707 with Scotland, which created the Kingdom of Great Britain.
He had many other roles, including that of Governor of Scilly.
He came from an ancient Cornish family, being the son of Sir Francis Godolphin (1605–1667) and nephew of the poet Sidney Godolphin. At the Restoration he was introduced into the royal household by King Charles II of England, whose favourite he had become, and he also entered the House of Commons as member for Helston, in Cornwall. Although he very seldom addressed the House, and, when he did so, only in the briefest manner, he "gradually acquired a reputation as its chief if not its only financial authority". In 1668 he was a successful intermediary between the King and his sister Henrietta Anne (wife of the Duke of Orléans), in order to secure an agreement with King Louis XIV of France, where Charles would reject his Dutch allies in return for French money. In 1669 he was awarded a 31-year lease on all tin mines in Rialton and Retraigh in Cornwall. In 1670 Godolphin was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber along with a pension of £500 per annum, holding the post until 1678.
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