William Goffe, who had supported the proposal to bestow a royal title to Oliver Cromwell, was elected member for Yarmouth in Norfolk in the parliament of 1654 and Hampshire in 1656
He supported the proposal to bestow a royal title upon Oliver Cromwell, who greatly esteemed him, and was included in the newly constituted Upper House. Meanwhile, he had been elected member for Yarmouth in Norfolk in the parliament of 1654 and for Hampshire in that of 1656. 
