D. G. GOODRICH

GOODRICH, LATHROP, NEWELL

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Date: 5/16/2005 at 20:21:18

GOODRICH, D. G., Editor - People's Paper and Alliance, Clermont; born in Chautauqua County, N. Y., 1824; moved to Iowa and Clermont, Dec., 1859; came to McGregor in the Spring of 1860; returned to Clermont, Nov., 1861. Was married Dec., 1844, to Miss Amelia B. Lathrop, from N. Y.; they have had four children - Rozellie A., Antoinette G., Flora A., Charles L.; his wife died in June, 1857. He was married again Sept., 1858, to Miss Lucilia M. Newell from Vermont; they have one child - Hattie L.; she was born Sept. 21, 1863. Mr. Goodrich established the People's Paper, April, 1870, and then sold it to the Clermont Printing Company, June, 1873, retaining one-half of the stock. Independent in politics; it became National on the formation of the National Party; it has the largest aggregate circulation of any newspaper in the Third District, outside of Dubuque. Mr. Goodrich represented his county in the eleventh General Assembly in 1866; he held the office of county supervisor three years and Justice of the Peace five years.

1878 History of Fayette Co. Iowa - Clermont Township
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