Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, English politician (died 1712)

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin

British statesman (1645–1712)

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, was a British Tory statesman. He was a Privy Councillor and Secretary of State for the Northern Department before he attained real power as First Lord of the Treasury. He was instrumental in negotiating and passing the Acts of Union 1707…