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Also Known As Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, Viscount Rialton, Baron Godolphin of Rialton
Baptized June 15, 1645 • England
Died September 15, 1712 • Saint Albans • England
Title / Office House of Lords (1706-1712), Great Britain
Role In Act of Union • War of the Spanish Succession

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