Frederick Godber, 1st Baron Godber
Frederick Godber, 1st Baron Godber (6 November 1888 – 10 April 1976), was a British petroleum executive.[1]
Godber was Chairman and Managing Director of Shell. He was Knighted 7 July 1942.[2] He was raised to the peerage as Baron Godber, of Mayfield in the County of Sussex, in 1956.[3] He had already been made a Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau in 1948.[4]
He married Violet Lovesey: they had one daughter, Deborah (1923-2020). She married Ian Debenham DFC. Lord Godber died in April 1976, aged 87, when the barony became extinct. He was buried at St Dunstan Churchyard, Mayfield, Sussex.[5]
References
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Frederick Godber
- "No. 35632". The London Gazette. 14 July 1942. p. 3101.
- "No. 40692". The London Gazette. 24 January 1956. p. 499.
- "No. 38192". The London Gazette. 30 January 1948. p. 741.
- findagrave.com Sir Frederick Godber
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Godber
- Portrait of Lord Godber at the National Portrait Gallery
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| New creation | Baron Godber 1956–1976 |
Extinct |
| Business positions | ||
| Preceded by Walter Horace Samuel |
Chairman of Shell Transport and Trading 1946–1961 |
Succeeded by Frederick Stephens |
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