▁and ▁- ▁from ▁W inst on ▁Church ill — ' L ord ▁God - dam n ' .. ▁He ▁was ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁H anging ▁Jud ges . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁William ▁Ed gar ▁Ray ner ▁God d ard ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁at ▁Bass ett ▁Road , ▁Not ting ▁Hill , ▁London , ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁three ▁sons ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁solic itor ▁Charles ▁God d ard ▁( 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁– ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 2 ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Jan et ▁n ée ▁Job son , ▁from ▁She ff ield ▁( 1 8 5 1 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 4 ). ▁He ▁went ▁by ▁his ▁third ▁name ▁Ray ner ▁throughout ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁God d ard ▁attended ▁Mar l borough ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁decided ▁on ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁law . ▁In ▁later ▁life ▁he ▁vig or ously ▁denied ▁the ▁frequent ▁claims ▁of ▁Lord ▁J ow itt ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁am used ▁his ▁school ▁contempor aries ▁by ▁rec iting , ▁word ▁for ▁word , ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁sentence ▁upon ▁those ▁whom ▁he ▁dis lik ed . ▁He ▁later ▁attended ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁an ▁upper ▁second - class ▁degree ▁in ▁juris pr ud ence ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁and ▁gained ▁a ▁Blue ▁in ▁athlet ics . ▁He ▁was ▁called