▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁by ▁the ▁Inner ▁Temple ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁God d ard ▁married ▁Marie ▁Sch uster , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁bank er ▁Sir ▁Felix ▁Otto ▁Sch uster , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁three ▁daughters . ▁She ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁during ▁an ▁operation ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 4 . ▁God d ard ▁never ▁rem ar ried . ▁ ▁God d ard ▁built ▁a ▁strong ▁reputation ▁in ▁commercial ▁cases ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Circ uit ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Rec order ▁of ▁Po ole ▁( a ▁part - time ▁Jud ges hip ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁God d ard ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁King ' s ▁Coun sel ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁transferred ▁to ▁be ▁Rec order ▁of ▁Bath ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁and ▁eventually ▁Rec order ▁of ▁P ly mouth ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Ben cher ▁of ▁his ▁in ns ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁under to ok ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁Bar r ister s ' ▁B ene vol ent ▁Association . ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁God d ard ▁agreed , ▁against ▁his ▁better ▁jud g ement , ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁K ens ington ▁South ▁constitu ency ▁as ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate . ▁The ▁sitting ▁Conserv ative ▁MP ,