Background
Godber was born on 5 June 1904 in Kempston, Bedfordshire. He was the son of Isaac Godber, a nurseryman and florist originally from Nottinghamshire, and Bessie Maud Godber, originally from Hertfordshire.
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William Thomas Godber Commander of the Order of the British Empire was an English authority on agriculture and agricultural engineering, an adviser to the British Government on agricultural matters, former President of the East of England Agricultural Society, former Chairman of the Bedfordshire Agricultural Executive Committee and the Farmers’ Club.
Education
By 1911 the family had moved from Kempston to Willington in Bedfordshire and William Godber was educated at Bedford Modern School.
Career
He was the eldest of seven children all of whom were born in Bedfordshire and would distinguish themselves in later life. The partnership was dissolved in 1935 after which Godber continued to carry on the business but trading in his own name. Godber became an authority on agricultural engineering and sat on many important boards connected with husbandry.
Godber was elected Chairman of the Farmers’ Club in 1971 and President of the East of England Agricultural Society in 1975 before being succeeded by John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch.
Godber was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1967. A number of Godber’s siblings distinguished themselves in later life:.
Membership
He was an adviser to the British Government on agricultural issues, was a board member of the British Society for Research in Agricultural Engineering and, in 1969, was elected Chairman of the Bedfordshire Agricultural Executive Committee. Godber was also Chairman of the Shuttleworth College, Bedfordshire and, in 1974, was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Agricultural Society of England in recognition of his services in promoting the objects for which the Society was established.
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Political Party
Conservative Party