Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, K.G., P.C.

• Born: 15 June 1645
• Died: 15 September 1712

Known as

• 1645-1668: Sidney Godolphin, Esq.
• 1668-1680: Sidney Godolphin, Esq., M.P.
• 1680-1681: The Rt. Hon. Sidney Godolphin, M.P.
• 1681-1684: The Rt. Hon. Sidney Godolphin
• 1684-1704: The Lord Godolphin, P.C.
• 1704-1706: The Lord Godolphin, K.G., P.C.
• 1706-1712: The Earl of Godolphin, K.G., P.C.

Political Offices

• Junior Lord of the Treasury, 1679-1684, 1686-1688, 1689-1690
• Secretary of State for the Northern Department, 1684
• First Lord of the Treasury, 1684-1685, 1690-1697, 1700-1701
• Lord High Treasurer, 1702-1710

Diplomatic Offices

• Envoy to France, 1672

Court Offices

• Groom of the Bedchamber, 1668-1679
• Master of the Robes, 1678-1679
• Lord Chamberlain to the Queen, 1685-1686

Lord Lieutenancies

• Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, 1705-1710

Peerage Titles

• created Baron Godolphin in the Peerage of England, 1684
• created Earl of Godolphin and Viscount Rialton in the Peerage of England, 1706

Chivalric Orders

• Knight of the Garter, 1704

Privy Council

• Privy Counsellor, 1680

Parliamentary Seats

• Member of Parliament for Helston, 1668-1679, 1679-1681
• Member of Parliament for St Mawes, 1679

Preceded by: The Earl of Conway	Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1684	Succeeded by: The Earl of Middleton
Preceded by: The Earl of Rochester	First Lord of the Treasury 1684–1685	Succeeded by: The Earl of Rochester (Lord Treasurer)
Preceded by: Sir John Lowther	First Lord of the Treasury 1690–1697	Succeeded by: Charles Montagu
Preceded by: The Earl of Tankerville	First Lord of the Treasury 1700–1701	Succeeded by: The Earl of Carlisle
Preceded by: The Earl of Carlisle (First Lord of the Treasury)	Lord High Treasurer 1702–1710	Succeeded by: The Earl Poulett (First Lord of the Treasury)