NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin

Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, PC (3 September 1678–17 January 1766) was a British politician, styled Viscount Rialton between 1706 and 1712. He was the son of Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin. He married Lady Henrietta Churchill, a daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and Sarah Jennings, on 23 April 1698. Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (c. ... John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in his Garter robes John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, KG, PC (26 May 1650 â€“ 16 June 1722) was an English military officer during the War of the Spanish Succession. ... Sarah Churchill, née Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough (May 29, 1660 - October 18, 1744), rose to be one of the most influential women in British history, largely as a result of her close friendship with Queen Anne. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ...

Godolphin was one of the founding Governors of the charity called the Foundling Hospital, created in 1739. The charity aimed to tackle the problem of child abandonment in London by providing an orphanage where parents could leave babies they considered themselves incapable of bringing up. The Foundling Hospital, London, was founded in 1739 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram. ... // About the number 1739 1739 is the smallest integer that can be written as sum of three perfect cubes, in two ways. ... Child abandonment is the practice of abandoning offspring outside of legal adoption. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... An orphanage (historically an orphans asylum before the latter word took on its modern insane asylum connotation) is an institution dedicated to caring for orphans (children who have lost their parents) and abused, abandoned, and neglected children. ...

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