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Frederic Godby
Born
Frederic John Hardy Godby

(1819-10-25)25 October 1819
Died2 January 1856(1856-01-02) (aged 36)
NationalityScottish

Frederic Godby (25 October 1819 - 2 January 1856) was a Scottish painter.[1][2] He worked at Edinburgh's General Post Office as chief clerk.

Life

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His father was John Hardy Godby (c. 1781 - 26 February 1856).

His mother was Mary Ann Bell.

Frederic John Hardy Godby was born on 25 October 1819.

He married Mary Binnie (22 Janaury 1826 - 23 June 1886) from Corstorphine, Edinburgh; on 10 October 1848 in Edinburgh.

Art

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Death

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He died on 2 January 1856 at Spylaw Bank, Colinton, Edinburgh.[3]

He is buried in Dean cemetery in Edinburgh.

Obit.[4]

Works

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References

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  1. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
  2. ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
  3. ^ https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18560105/081/0003
  4. ^ https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18560107/014/0005


Category:1819 births Category:1856 deaths Category:Scottish male painters