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{{Infobox officeholder
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|03|29}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|10|27|1919|03|29}}
| term = 1971–1977
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[British Raj]]
| alma_mater = [[Osmania University]]
| death_place = Hyderabad, India
| office = Member of the [[5th Lok Sabha]]
}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
'''Marjorie Godfrey''' (29 March 1919 – 27 October 2003) was an [[Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Lok Sabha|Anglo-Indian nominated member]] of [[5th Lok Sabha]] and [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].

==Early life==
Marjorie was born on 29 March 1919 at [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She received her [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Osmania University]].<ref name="LS">{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile: Godfrey, Shrimati Marjorie|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2093.htm|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
An educationist, Godfrey for 17 years acted as the Superintendent-in-Charge of Examinations and Selections.<ref name="LokSabha" /> She established The Catholic Association of Hyderabad.<ref name=":0" /> She was one of the two Anglo-Indian members nominated to the [[5th Lok Sabha]] in 1971.<ref>{{cite book|title=Careers Digest|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pYHNAAAAMAAJ|volume=Volume 8|year=1971|page=622}}</ref> Prior to that, she had been a nominated member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for four years and a Vice President of [[All India Anglo-Indian Association]]'s governing body.<ref name="LokSabha">{{cite web|title=Thirteenth Loksabha: Session 14 Date: 05-12-2003|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Debates/Result13.aspx?dbsl=7147|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref>

Godfrey had also served on the Central Social Welfare Advisory Board and represented Andhra Pradesh at the Inter-State Board for Anglo-Indian Education.<ref name="LS" />

==Personal life==
On 10 January 1949, Marjorie was married to Allen Godfrey. The couple had two children.<ref name="LS" /> She died on 27 October 2003, due to [[cardiac arrest]]. Andhra Pradesh Council of Churches and The Catholic Association of Hyderabad condoled her death.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=2003-10-28|title=Marjorie Godfrey dies|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/marjorie-godfrey-dies/article27806157.ece|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-05-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Her daughter [[Della Godfrey]] was also a nominated member of Andhra Pradesh state assembly.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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