Thomas Godfrey (MP for Winchelsea and New Romney)

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Thomas Godfrey (1586-1664), of Halling, Kent; formerly of Winchelsea, Sussex; later of Hoddiford, Sellinge, Kent, was an English Member of Parliament.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Winchelsea in 1614 and for New Romney in 1628 and April 1640. [1]

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