Godley was educated as a lawyer, and was appointed a
King's Counsel in January 1924. He became counsel to the Lord Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords. Godley succeeded his father as the
2nd Baron Kilbracken in 1932, and he was married to Elizabeth Helen Monteith Hamilton. As a lover of music and good friend of the pianist and composer
Donald Tovey he was also a committee member in the London
Classical Concert Society around 1913. He was succeeded by his son
John to the barony upon his death in 1950. {{Infobox COA wide ==References==