Thomas Goff

Thomas William Goff (6 July 1829 – 3 June 1876) was an Irish Conservative politician. Early life He was a son of the Reverend Thomas Goff and the former Anne Caulfeild. His paternal grandparents were Robert Goff and Sarah (née French) Goff and his maternal grandparents were Commodore Thomas Gordon Caulfeild (a son of the Ven. John Caulfeild and brother of Lt.-Gen. James Caulfeild) and Theodosia (née Talbot) Caulfield (a granddaughter of the 1st Earl of Glandore). Career Goff gained the rank of Captain in the 7th Dragoon Guards and held the office of High Sheriff of Roscommon, in 1858. Goff was elected Conservative MP for Roscommon at the 1859 general election, but was unseated on petition in March the next year on the grounds of treating.