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Sidney Godolphin Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Sidney Godolphin, based on 15 World History Database records associated with England.

15 records1645–171011 events1 places

Chronological biography

1645

Birth of Sydney Godolphin1645

Government / Government of England · Earl · London

Birth of Sydney Godolphin, 3rd son of Sir Francis Godolphin

1679

Lord of the Treasury1679

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord of the Treasury

Appointed Lord of the Treasury

1684

Secretary of State1684

Government / Government of England · Earl · Secretary of State

Appointed Secretary of State

1700

Lord High Treasurer1700

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord High Treasurer

Appointed Lord High Treasurer, 1st term

Lord High Treasurer1700

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord High Treasurer · London

Sidney Godolphin is appointed Lord High Treasurer during William III's final years.

1701

War Finance1701

Government / Government of England · Earl · Treasury Minister · London

Godolphin prepares English finances for the coming war against France and Spain.

War Finance Planning1701

Government / Government of England · Treasury Commissioner · London

Godolphin helps prepare financial arrangements for England's alliance commitments.

1702

Grand Alliance1702

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord Treasurer · London

Godolphin finances England's contribution to the alliance armies and subsidies.

Lord High Treasurer1702

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord High Treasurer

Appointed Lord High Treasurer, 2nd term

Lord Treasurer1702

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord Treasurer · London

Godolphin becomes Lord Treasurer and manages the finances of Queen Anne's war government.

War Finance1702

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord High Treasurer · London

Godolphin organises taxation, borrowing, and subsidies for the expanding war.

1703

War Subsidies1703

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord High Treasurer · London

Godolphin arranges parliamentary finance and subsidies for Allied armies.

1704

Blenheim Finance1704

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord Treasurer · London

Godolphin sustains army funding while Marlborough campaigns in Germany and wins at Blenheim.

1706

War Subsidies1706

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord Treasurer · London

Godolphin raises funds and subsidies to maintain English and Allied forces after Ramillies.

1710

Dismissal8 August 1710

Government / Government of Great Britain · Earl · Lord Treasurer · London

Godolphin is dismissed as Lord Treasurer as Tory influence rises during Queen Anne's reign.

Titles and roles

Earl · Earl · Lord High Treasurer · Earl · Lord of the Treasury · Earl · Lord Treasurer · Earl · Secretary of State · Earl · Treasury Minister · Treasury Commissioner

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.