Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard (9 December 1819 – 15 November 1898) was a British landowner and Conservative Party politician.

Political career

Goddard was first elected MP for Cricklade in 1847 and held the seat until 1868. In 1874 he regained the seat before stepping down at the next election in 1880.

Family

Goddard was the first son of former Cricklade MP Ambrose Goddard and Jessy-Dorothea Lethbridge, daughter of Somerset MP Thomas Lethbridge.

He married Charlotte Ayshford Sanford, daughter of former Somerset and West Somerset MP Edward Ayshford Sanford and Henrietta Langham, in 1847. Together they had five children:

  • Ambrose Ayshford Goddard (1848–1885)
  • Jessie Henrietta Goddard (1850–1920)
  • Fitzroy Pleydell Goddard (1852–1927)
  • Edward Hesketh Goddard (1855–1921)
  • Charles Frederick Goddard (1863–)

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
PrecededbyDaniel Gooch Frederick William CadoganMember of Parliament for Cricklade 18741880 With: Daniel GoochSucceededbyDaniel Gooch Nevil Story Maskelyne
PrecededbyJohn Neeld Henry Thomas HowardMember of Parliament for Cricklade 18471868 With: Daniel Gooch (18651868) Anthony Ashley-Cooper (18591865) John Neeld (18471859)SucceededbyDaniel Gooch Frederick William Cadogan