George Albert Godkin (June 4, 1860 – April 1919) was a jeweller, watchmaker and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1893 to 1897 and from 1900 to 1908 as a Liberal member. He was born in

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and later settled in Summerside. In 1890, he married Sadie Brown. In 1907, Godkin was named customs collector for Summerside, serving in that post until his death there in 1919.

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