Education
Born in Lambton, Quebec, Godbout studied at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval à Montréal.
Born in Lambton, Quebec, Godbout studied at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval à Montréal.
He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1898 and was created a King"s Counsel in 1912. He was a lawyer in Saint-Georges-Est and Saint-Joseph. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Beauce in a 1902 by-election.
A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1912.
He was acclaimed in 1916 and re-elected in 1919. In 1921, he was appointed a judge for the district court in Beauce.