The Honourable Counsel: Richard Godson, MP QC

Richard Godson became well known to the inhabitants of Kidderminster in the early 19th century, when he defended several carpet weavers involved in the town riots of August 1830. As a barrister and later Queen's Counsel, he took part in many trials, including notably, the defence of child murderer Celia Tippins, and the prosecution of the so-called Spanish pirates who were accused of murdering several members of Her Majesty's Navy. While still in his twenties, Richard became the author of a...