GODFREY, JOHN, an early Marlborough settler, came from Charlbury, Enstone, Oxfordshire. He built before 1855 the Wairau hotel at Renwick, which was a frequent rendezvous for political gatherings. He represented Upper Wairau in the Marlborough Provincial Council (1860-62), Picton (1862-65) and Tuamarina (1865-69). He was in the executive on three occasions between 1862 and 1865, and took a prominent part in the political crises of 1862. As a result of these he obtained several amendments of the law to the disadvantage of the land-owning party. Godfrey was a member of the first Picton borough council (1876).

Marlborough P.C. minutes; Buick, Marlborough.

Reference: Volume 1, page 168

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