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==References == | <p> A celebrated English statesman and financier, born at Godolphin Hall, near Helston, Cornwall; at 19 was a royal page in the Court of [[Charles]] II., and in 1678 engaged on a political mission in Holland; in the following year entered [[Parliament]] and was appointed to a post in the Treasury, of which, five years later, he became First Commis sioner, being at the same time raised to the peerage; under James II, was again at the head of the Treasury, and at the [[Revolution]] supported James, till the abdication, when he voted in favour of a regency; on the elevation of [[William]] to the throne was immediately reinstated at the Treasury, where he continued eight years, till the Whig ascendency brought about his dismissal; for six months in 1700 he once more assumed his former post, and under Anne fulfilled the duties of Lord High-Treasurer from 1702 to 1710, administering the finances with sagacity and integrity during the great campaigns of his friend Marlborough, and in 1706 he was created an [[Earl]] (1645-1712). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 15 October 2021
Earl Of Sydney Godolphin Godolphin [1]
A celebrated English statesman and financier, born at Godolphin Hall, near Helston, Cornwall; at 19 was a royal page in the Court of Charles II., and in 1678 engaged on a political mission in Holland; in the following year entered Parliament and was appointed to a post in the Treasury, of which, five years later, he became First Commis sioner, being at the same time raised to the peerage; under James II, was again at the head of the Treasury, and at the Revolution supported James, till the abdication, when he voted in favour of a regency; on the elevation of William to the throne was immediately reinstated at the Treasury, where he continued eight years, till the Whig ascendency brought about his dismissal; for six months in 1700 he once more assumed his former post, and under Anne fulfilled the duties of Lord High-Treasurer from 1702 to 1710, administering the finances with sagacity and integrity during the great campaigns of his friend Marlborough, and in 1706 he was created an Earl (1645-1712).
