Goodrich
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People

  • Aaron Goodrich
    Aaron Goodrich
    Aaron Goodrich was an American lawyer, jurist and diplomat.-Biography:Goodrich was born in Sempronius, New York in 1807. In 1815, the family moved to a farm in western New York state, where Aaron attended country school and read law books with enthusiasm...

     (1807–1887), first Chief Justice of Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court (1849–51)
  • Benjamin Franklin Goodrich (1841–1888), founder of the Goodrich Corporation
  • Caspar Goodrich
    Caspar Goodrich
    Caspar Goodrich, son of Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich, was born in Italy. Goodrich was appointed a Midshipman from Connecticut on 7 September 1897. He was designated a Naval Cadet 10 June 1901 and reported to Lancaster for duty. From 1903 to 1905 Goodrich served in Maine, Cleveland, and Chicago...

     (died 1907), American sailor, son of the admiral
  • Caspar F. Goodrich
    Caspar F. Goodrich
    Caspar Frederick Goodrich was an admiral of the United States Navy, who served in the Spanish-American War and World War I....

     (1847–1925), American admiral
  • Chauncey Goodrich
    Chauncey Goodrich
    Chauncey Goodrich was an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who represented that state in the United States Congress as both a senator and a representative.-Biography:...

     (1759–1815), senator from Connecticut
  • Chauncey Allen Goodrich
    Chauncey Allen Goodrich
    Chauncey Allen Goodrich was an American clergyman, educator and lexicographer. He was the son-in-law of Noah Webster and edited his Dictionary after his father-in-law's death.-Family:...

     (1790–1860), American clergyman, educator and lexicographer
  • Edwin Stephen Goodrich
    Edwin Stephen Goodrich
    Edwin Stephen Goodrich , was an English zoologist, specialising in comparative anatomy, embryology, paleontology, and evolution. He held the Linacre Chair of Zoology in the University of Oxford from 1921 to 1946...

     (1868–1946), English zoologist
  • Elizur Goodrich
    Elizur Goodrich
    Elizur Goodrich was an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut.-Biography:Born in Durham, Connecticut, he was the son of Elizur Goodrich. He graduated from Yale in 1779, was a tutor there from 1781 to 1783, and studied law. After his admission to the bar in 1783, he practiced in New Haven...

     (1761–1849), lawyer and politician from Connecticut
  • Frances Goodrich (1890–1984), American dramatist and screenwriter
  • Gail Goodrich
    Gail Goodrich
    Gail Charles Goodrich Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association . He is best-known for scoring a then record 42 points in the 1965 NCAA championship game vs. Michigan, and his part in the Los Angeles Lakers' 1971–72 season...

     (born 1943), basketball player
  • Herbert Funk Goodrich
    Herbert Funk Goodrich
    Herbert Funk Goodrich was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...

    , (1889–1962), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • Henry Edwin Goodrich
    Henry Edwin Goodrich
    Henry Edwin Goodrich was a British Labour politician.Goodrich was originally employed as a policeman. In 1919 he was general secretary of National Union of Police and Prison Officers...

    , British Labour politician
  • James P. Goodrich
    James P. Goodrich
    James Putnam Goodrich, , a Republican, was the 29th Governor of Indiana from 1917 to 1921. His term focused on reforming the operations of the state government and overseeing the state's contributions for World War I. He nearly died twice during his term, and spent a considerable time bedridden...

     (1864–1940), Governor of Indiana
  • John Z. Goodrich
    John Z. Goodrich
    John Zacheus Goodrich was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. He was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts on September 27, 1804. He attended the common schools and Lenox Academy...

    , lieutenant governor of Massachusetts
  • Samuel Griswold Goodrich
    Samuel Griswold Goodrich
    Samuel Griswold Goodrich was an American author, better known under the pseudonym Peter Parley.-Biography:Goodrich was born at Ridgefield, Connecticut as the son of a Congregational minister...

     (1793–1860), American author, used the pseudonym Peter Parley
  • Simon Goodrich
    Simon Goodrich
    Simon Goodrich was an engineer to the British Navy Board.He was said to have been born 28 October 1773 in Suffolk. His education and training is unknown. In 1796 he was appointed draughtsman in the office of Sir Samuel Bentham, Inspector General of Naval Works, and in 1799 was promoted to the post...

     (1773–1847), engineer to the British Navy Board
  • Thomas Goodrich
    Thomas Goodrich
    Thomas Goodrich was an English ecclesiastic and statesman.-Life:He was a son of Edward Goodrich of East Kirkby, Lincolnshire and brother of Henry Goodricke of Ribston Hall, North Yorkshire....

     (died 1554), English ecclesiastic

Place names

England
  • Goodrich, Herefordshire
    Goodrich, Herefordshire
    Goodrich is a village, in south Herefordshire, England which is very close to Gloucestershire and the Forest of Dean situated near the River Wye at and is famous for its old red sandstone Norman and medieval castle.Not strictly in the Forest of Dean but close enough to count Goodrich is a small...

  • Goodrich Castle
    Goodrich Castle
    Goodrich Castle is a now ruinous Norman medieval castle situated to the north of the village of Goodrich in Herefordshire, England, controlling a key location between Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye...

    , the fortification in Goodrich, Herefordshire
  • Goodrich Court
    Goodrich Court
    Goodrich Court was a 19th century, neo-gothic castle built by the antiquarian Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick in Goodrich, Herefordshire in 1828.Samuel Meyrick was a noted antiquarian with a strong interest in Welsh history and claimed, incorrectly, to be related to the Welsh prince Owain Gwynedd. Meyrick...

    , the former neo-gothic castle in Goodrich, Herefordshire.


United States
  • Goodrich, Michigan
    Goodrich, Michigan
    Goodrich is a village in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,353 at the 2000 census. The village is a suburb of Flint located within Atlas Township.-Geography:...

  • Goodrich, North Dakota
    Goodrich, North Dakota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 163 people, 81 households, and 45 families residing in the city. The population density was 582.8 people per square mile . There were 113 housing units at an average density of 404.1 per square mile...

  • Goodrich, Texas
    Goodrich, Texas
    Goodrich is a city in Polk County, Texas, United States. The population was 243 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Goodrich is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

  • Goodrich, Wisconsin
    Goodrich, Wisconsin
    Goodrich is a town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 487 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Goodrich is located in the town.-Geography:...

    , a town
    • Goodrich (community), Wisconsin
      Goodrich (community), Wisconsin
      Goodrich is an unincorporated community located in the town of Goodrich, Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States....

      , an unincorporated community

Other uses

  • Goodrich Corporation
    Goodrich Corporation
    The Goodrich Corporation , formerly the B.F. Goodrich Company, is an American aerospace manufacturing company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in Akron, Ohio in 1870 as Goodrich, Tew & Co. by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich. The company name was changed to the "B.F...

    , American aerospace company, formerly known for tires and rubber
  • Goodrich Quality Theaters
    Goodrich Quality Theaters
    Goodrich Quality Theaters, Inc., or GQTI, is a chain of 30 movie theaters, headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, representing a total of approximately 270 screens in the United States...

    , Inc., a Michigan-based movie theater chain

See also

  • Goderich (disambiguation)
  • Godric (disambiguation)
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