Marjorie Godfrey (29 March 1919 – 27 October 2003) was an Anglo-Indian nominated member of the

5th Lok Sabha The 5th Lok Sabha (15 March 1971 — 18 January 1977) was elected during February–March 1971.The term of the House was extended two times by one year at a time. However, the House was dissolved after having been in existence for a period of ...

and the

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly ( Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసన సభ, ISO: ''Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh. ...

Early life

Marjorie was born on 29 March 1919 in

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

. She received her

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degree from

Osmania University Osmania University is a collegiate university, collegiate Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, issued a ''firman'' calling f ...

Career

Godfrey was an educationist who served for 17 years as the Superintendent-in-Charge of Examinations and Selections. She established The Catholic Association of Hyderabad. She was one of the two Anglo-Indian members nominated to the

in 1971. Prior to this, she had been a nominated member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for four years and a Vice President of the

All India Anglo-Indian Association The All India Anglo-Indian Association (AIAIA) is an organisation representing the interests of Anglo-Indians. It was founded in 1926 in colonial India by Sir Henry Gidney. It has sixty-two branches throughout India. The All India Anglo-Indian A ...

's governing body. Godfrey also served on the Central Social Welfare Advisory Board and represented Andhra Pradesh at the Inter-State Board for Anglo-Indian Education.

Personal life

On 10 January 1949, Marjorie married Allen Godfrey. They had two children. She died on 27 October 2003, due to

cardiac arrest Cardiac arrest (also known as sudden cardiac arrest CA is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. When the heart stops beating, blood cannot properly Circulatory system, circulate around the body and the blood flow to the ...

. The Andhra Pradesh Council of Churches and The Catholic Association of Hyderabad offered condolences after her death. Her daughter Della Godfrey was also a nominated member of the Andhra Pradesh state assembly.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Godfrey Marjorie 1919 births 2003 deaths Politicians from Hyderabad, India Osmania University alumni India MPs 1971–1977 Women members of the Lok Sabha Anglo-Indian people Indian Roman Catholics Women members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Nominated members of the Lok Sabha Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1967–1972 20th-century Indian women 20th-century Indian people