He was educated at the Royal Military College of Canada in 1929 and at Osgoode Hall Law School.
[1] During the Second World War, Godfrey was a pilot and Wing Commander with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the United Kingdom and France.
After the war, he was a named partner in the law firm of Campbell, Godfrey and Lewtas (now Fasken Martineau DuMoulin).
Mary Godfrey (née Ferguson) was born in Toronto, Ontario, where she later attended Bishop Strachan School for girls.
The welfare work that Mary did included volunteering at the Toronto General Hospital, being a member of the Junior League, as well as being on the advisory board of the Women's Auxiliary.