Career
Codrington was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election on 7 August 1834, to replace Sir Berkeley Guise, 2nd Baronet (who had died 23 July 1834) as one of the two members for the East Gloucestershire parliamentary constituency. He was re-elected on 10 January 1835, on 5 July 1841, on 27 February 1847 (with his young brother-in-law the Marquess of Worcester), in 1852 again with Worcester. When Worcester"s father died in 1853, he became 8th Duke of Beaufort and was translated to the House of Lords.
His seat was then filled briefly by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 8th Baronet between 9 January 1854 and 29 November 1854 when Hicks-Beach died.
A second by-election on 19 December 1854 resulted in the election of Robert Stayner Holford, a wealthy landowner and dilettante, as the second member. Codrington and Holford represented East Gloucestershire for the next ten years, until Codrington"s own death.
Codrington was the eldest son of Christopher Bethell Codrington (d 1843), of Doddington Park, Gloucestershire, since 1764, and the grandson of Edward Codrington. His mother was the Honorary
Georgiana"s paternal ancestors included the Schuyler family, the Van Cortlandt family and the Delancey family of British North America.
They had issue
They had issue. Captain George John Granville Christopher Codrington (1855–1932). Alice Emily Georgiana Olivia Codrington (d 1920), who married 1891 Sir Henry Mervyn Vavasour, 3rd Baronet, of Spalington (1814–1912), son and heir of Sir Henry Maghull Mervin Vavasour, 2nd Baronet, and had issue, one daughter.
With his death without surviving heirs male, the baronetcy created in 1801 became extinct in the third generation.
Codrington"s elder son Gerald was created a baronet in 1876.