William Godwin (MP) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 16th-century English politician William Godwin (by 1520 – 1557), of Wells, Somerset, was an English politician. Godwin's family were from Wells. He had four sons and four daughters. Career He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wells in March 1553 and November 1554.[1] References ↑ "GODWIN, William (by 1520-57), of Wells, Som. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2 November 2015. This article about a member of the parliament of England during the second Parliament of Edward VI, 1 March 1553 to 31 March 1553 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte This article about a member of the parliament of England during the third Parliament of Mary I, 12 November 1554 to 16 January 1555 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles