Born in Chautauqua County, N. Y., 1824. He moved to Iowa and Clermont, December, 1859. He came to McGregor in the Spring of 1860, then returned to Clermont, November, 1861. Mr. Goodrich was married December 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 September, 1858, to Miss Lucilia M. Newell from Vermont, and they have one child. 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, held the office of county supervisor three years and Justice of the Peace five years.
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