Arthur Godley, 1st Baron Kilbracken
Lord Kilbracken | |
|---|---|
Lord Kilbracken in later life | |
| Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 1880–1882 | |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Montagu Corry |
| Succeeded by | Edward Walter Hamilton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Arthur Godley 17 June 1847 |
| Died | 27 June 1932 (aged 85) |
| Spouse |
Sarah (Sarina) James
(m. 1871) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Hugh Godley John Robert Godley Charlotte Godley A. D. Godley Alexander Godley |
| Education | Radley College Rugby School |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Awards | GCB (1908) |
John Arthur Godley, 1st Baron Kilbracken, GCB (17 June 1847 – 27 June 1932), was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and British civil servant and the longest serving, and probably the most influential, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India.