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Elizur Goodrich
Elizur Goodrich
	A portrait of Elizur Goodrich from The Connecticut Quarterly
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Connecticut's At-large district
	In office; March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801
Preceded by	Jonathan Brace
Succeeded by	John Davenport
Collector of Customs
	In office; 1801–1803
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
	In office; 1795-1802
Personal details
Born	March 24, 1761; Durham, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	November 1, 1849 (aged 88); New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Citizenship	American
Political party	Federalist
Spouse	Annie Willard Allen Goodrich
Relations	Chauncey Goodrich, John Allen
Children	Chauncey Allen Goodrich
Parent	Elizur Goodrich
Alma mater	Yale College
Occupation	Lawyer, Politician, Judge

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Elizur Goodrich (March 24, 1761 – November 1, 1849) was an eighteenth-century American lawyer and politician from Connecticut. He served as a United States Representative from Connecticut and Collector of Customs.

Biography

Born in Durham, Connecticut, he was the son of Elizur Goodrich. He graduated from Yale College in 1779, was a tutor there from 1781 to 1783, and studied law.^[1] After his was admitted to the bar in 1783, he began the practice of law in New Haven. He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1795 to 1802 and was its Clerk for six sessions and its Speaker for two.

In the 1796 United States presidential election he was a Federalist elector for President, supporting Federalist candidate John Adams against Democratic-Republican Party candidate Thomas Jefferson. He was elected to represent Connecticut At-Large to the Sixth and Seventh Congresses, but only served in the Sixth Congress from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1801^[2] because President John Adams appointed him collector of customs for the Port of New Haven. After a short time he was removed from the office of collector by Adams' successor, President Thomas Jefferson. The discussion of this act elicited from Jefferson a letter in which he avowed his approval of removal for political opinions.

Goodrich was elected to the Governor's Council in Connecticut in 1803, serving until 1818. He taught law at Yale from 1801 to 1810 and was probate judge from 1802 to 1818. From 1803 to 1822 he was also Mayor of New Haven.^[3]

Goodrich was a member of the Yale Corporation, the University's governing body, from 1809 to 1818 and was its Secretary from 1818 to 1846. Yale conferred the degree of LL.D. on him in 1830.^[4] Goodrich died in New Haven on November 1, 1849,and is interred in Grove Street Cemetery.

Personal life

Goodrich's son, Chauncey Allen Goodrich, married Noah Webster's daughter. His brother, also named Chauncey Goodrich, was a member of the United States House of Representatives.^[5]

Goodrich's wife, Annie Willard Allen Goodrich, was the sister of John Allen, a United States Representative from Connecticut and a member of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Rep. Elizur Goodrich". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Rep. Elizur Goodrich". Govtrack.us. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
^ Fowler, William Chauncey (186). History of Durham, Connecticut: From the First Grant of Land in 1662 to 1866. The own. p. 120.
^ "Rep. Elizur Goodrich". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Goodrich, Elizur (1761-1849)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
^ "John Allen". Litchfield Historical Society. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
^ "ALLEN, John, (1763 - 1812)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 9, 2013.

External links

United States Congress. "Elizur Goodrich (id: G000294)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
"Goodrich, Elizur" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900. He is the second Elizur in this article.
The Political Graveyard:Goodrich, Elizur (1761-1849)
Find A Grave: Elizur Goodrich

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Nathaniel Smith	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large congressional district March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801	Succeeded by Calvin Goddard
Political offices
Preceded by Samuel Bishop	Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut 1803 – 1822	Succeeded by Simeon Baldwin

[1] "Rep. Elizur Goodrich". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "Rep. Elizur Goodrich". Govtrack.us. Retrieved January 9, 2013.

[3] Fowler, William Chauncey (186). History of Durham, Connecticut: From the First Grant of Land in 1662 to 1866. The own. p. 120.

[4] "Rep. Elizur Goodrich". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] "Goodrich, Elizur (1761-1849)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 9, 2013.

[6] "John Allen". Litchfield Historical Society. Retrieved January 9, 2013.

[7] "ALLEN, John, (1763 - 1812)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 9, 2013.

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 ==Biography==
 [[File:Elizur Goodrich diploma bachelor of arts Yale College 1752.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Bachelor of Arts]] degree, Elizur Goodrich Sr., father of Elizur Goodrich, [[Yale College]], 1752]]
-Born in [[Durham, Connecticut]], he was the son of Elizur Goodrich. He graduated from [[Yale University|Yale College]] in 1779, was a tutor there from 1781 to 1783, and studied law.<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.cslib.org/memorials/goodriche.htm|title = Rep. Elizur Goodrich|publisher= Connecticut State Library|accessdate =January 9, 2013}}</ref> After his was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1783, he began the practice of law in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]. He served in the [[Connecticut House of Representatives]] from 1795 to 1802 and was its Clerk for six sessions and its Speaker for two.
+Born in [[Durham, Connecticut]], he was the son of Elizur Goodrich. He graduated from [[Yale University|Yale College]] in 1779, was a tutor there from 1781 to 1783, and studied law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cslib.org/memorials/goodriche.htm |title=Rep. Elizur Goodrich |publisher=Connecticut State Library |accessdate=January 9, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106132302/http://www.cslib.org/memorials/goodriche.htm |archivedate=January 6, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref> After his was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1783, he began the practice of law in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]. He served in the [[Connecticut House of Representatives]] from 1795 to 1802 and was its Clerk for six sessions and its Speaker for two.
 In the [[United States presidential election, 1796|1796 United States presidential election]] he was a [[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]] [[US Presidential Electors|elector]] for President, supporting Federalist candidate [[John Adams]] against [[Democratic-Republican Party]] candidate [[Thomas Jefferson]]. He was elected to represent Connecticut At-Large to the [[Sixth United States Congress|Sixth]] and [[Seventh United States Congress|Seventh]] Congresses, but only served in the Sixth Congress from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1801<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/elizur_goodrich/404653|title = Rep. Elizur Goodrich
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 Goodrich was elected to the Governor's Council in Connecticut in 1803, serving until 1818. He taught law at Yale from 1801 to 1810 and was [[probate judge]] from 1802 to 1818. From 1803 to 1822 he was also [[Mayor of New Haven]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Fowler|first=William Chauncey|title=History of Durham, Connecticut: From the First Grant of Land in 1662 to 1866|year=186|publisher=The own|pages=120|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NkcBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA220&lpg=PA220&dq=elizur+goodrich+graduate+of+yale+university&source=bl&ots=a0kPwAZOqI&sig=VJN57Wo-MRexsUeamfekjudHjig&hl=en&sa=X&ei=T8LxUOyBKYrY2gXcroDIBw&ved=0CFYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=elizur%20goodrich%20&f=false}}</ref>
-Goodrich was a member of the [[Yale Corporation]], the University's governing body, from 1809 to 1818 and was its Secretary from 1818 to 1846. Yale conferred the degree of [[LL.D.]] on him in 1830.<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.cslib.org/memorials/goodriche.htm|title = Rep. Elizur Goodrich|publisher= Connecticut State Library|accessdate =January 9, 2013}}</ref> Goodrich died in New Haven on November 1, 1849,and is interred  in Grove Street Cemetery.
+Goodrich was a member of the [[Yale Corporation]], the University's governing body, from 1809 to 1818 and was its Secretary from 1818 to 1846. Yale conferred the degree of [[LL.D.]] on him in 1830.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cslib.org/memorials/goodriche.htm |title=Rep. Elizur Goodrich |publisher=Connecticut State Library |accessdate=January 9, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106132302/http://www.cslib.org/memorials/goodriche.htm |archivedate=January 6, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref> Goodrich died in New Haven on November 1, 1849,and is interred  in Grove Street Cemetery.
 ==Personal life==

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