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Green, in StaflFordshire, England, died in
Fairfield, in August, 1867, four children
surviving their parents : Dr. Charles C,
mentioned below ; Jonathan, a resident of
Bridgeport; Adrian, died in 1899; ^"^
Alice A.
Dr. Charles C. Godfrey was born in
Saybrook, Connecticut, February 3, 1855.
Soon afterward his family moved to
Aiken, South Carolina, for the father's
health, but returned in 1861, locating at
the family homestead in Southport, where
the lad Charles C. attended both public
and private schools. He continued his
preparatory study in Greenfield, Connect-
icut, and at military school in Hartford,
after which he entered Sheffield Scientific
School, Yale University, where he spec-
ialized in chemistry and from whence he
was graduated Ph. B. class of '^j. De-
ciding upon the profession of medicine,
he began study under the direction of Dr.
Robert Hubbard, of Bridgeport, in 1881,
attended lecture courses at the College of
Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University,
that institution conferring upon
him the degree of M. D. in 1883. He also
did post-graduate work at Dartmouth
College, receiving an additional Ph. B.
His long and thorough course of preparation
ended, Dr. Godfrey, on January
I, 1884, began the practice of his profes-
sion in Bridgeport in association with
his former preceptor. Dr. Robert Hub-
bard. For thirteen years they practiced
together until 1897 when the death of the
senior member dissolved the bond. Dr.
Godfrey soon afterward admitted Dr. Edward
M. Smith as partner and together
they have continued until the present.
Dr. Godfrey ranks high as a physician
and surgeon, has a large clientele, whose
perfect confidence he has won, and has
taken an active part in institutional work.
He is a member of the surgical staff of
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the Bridgeport and St. Vincent hospitals
is an ex-president of the Fairfield County
Medical Society ; member and ex-president
of the Bridgeport Scientific Society
Connect-
American Medical Association ;
New icut State Medical Society ;
Academy of Medicine ; and the Association
of Military Surgeons of the United
;
York
States. From 1890-93 he was surgeon of
the Fourth Regiment, Connecticut National
Guard, and in 1903-04, surgeon
general of the State of Connecticut with
the rank of Colonel, member of the staff
of Governor Chamberlain.
Himself a man of high intellectual at-
tainments. Dr. Godfrey has ever been the
friend of the cause of education and as a
member of the Board of Education, and
its vice-president, strove to advance the
efficiency of the public schools of the city.
A Republican in politics, he has represented
his city in the State Legislature,
and in 1892-93 was a member of the Board
of Aldermen. The care of his large prac-
tice and the pubic service he has rendered
has not excluded him from the social
life of his city but, on the contrary, he
has given that side of his nature full
opportunity to develop. He is a member
of St. John's Lodge, Free and Accepted
Masons ; Jerusalem Chapter, Royal Arch
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Masons ; Jerusalem Council, Royal and
Select Masters ; Hamilton Commandery
Knights Templar ; and in Scottish Rite
Masonry has attained the thirty-second
degree. His clubs are the Brooklawn
Country, University, Republican, and Al-
gonquin. The current of his life flows
smoothly on, professional eminence is his,
the regard of his fellow-citizens has been
amply attested, and a retrospective view
of his more than thirty years of life in
Bridgeport can bring him naught but sat-
isfaction.
Dr. Godfrey married, April 30, 1885,