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Goforth Reservoir
Goforth may refer to: People with the surname * Charles Wayne Goforth (1931–2018), American politician * D. Bruce Goforth, American politician * Darren Goforth, US sheriff's deputy shot in 2015 *David Goforth, American Baseball player * Jonathan Goforth, Canadian Presbyterian missionary *Randall Goforth, American football player *Robert Goforth, American politician * Rosalind Goforth, Canadian Presbyterian missionary *Susan Goforth, American actress * William Goforth (doctor) (1766–1817), American politician *William Goforth William Goforth (1731–1807), also called Judge William Goforth and Major William Goforth, was a member of the Committee of One Hundred and Committee of Safety in New York City, an officer of the New York Line during the American Revolutionary ... (1731–1807), American politician Places * Goforth, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States * Goforth, Texas, a ghost town in Texas, United States See also * Go Forth {{dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wayne Goforth
Charles Wayne Goforth (October 22, 1931 – March 16, 2018) was an American law enforcement officer and politician. Born in Tamaroa, Illinois, Goforth served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He went to the Illinois State Police Academy and then served with the Illinois State Police. He lived in Nashville, Illinois. From 1985 to 1991, Goforth served in the Illinois House of Representatives and was a Republican. After his service in the Illinois House of Representatives, Goforth switched his party affiliation and joined the Democratic Party. In 2002, Goforth ran for the Illinois State Senate The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Under the I ... and lost the election. Goforth died at his home in Tamaroa, Illinois. Notes External links * 1931 births 2018 deaths P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Darren Goforth
The murder of Darren Goforth refers to the shooting death of a ten-year deputy sheriff of the Harris County Sheriff's Office on August 28, 2015. Goforth, who was in uniform at the time, was killed by Shannon Miles, a repeat offender with a history of mental illness, who shot Goforth repeatedly in the back of the head with a .40 caliber handgun while Goforth was fueling his car. Miles' mother provided an alibi, but the police found the murder weapon in his garage, and he pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty; he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in September 2017. The murder led to a scandal in the Harris County Sheriff's Department. The passenger in Goforth's car and witness to the murder was reportedly his mistress, who was also involved with two other officers. They were terminated, as was a third officer, who harassed the woman. Shooting At approximately 8:30 p.m., Goforth pulled into a Chevron gas station at the intersection of Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Goforth
David Paul Goforth (born October 11, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers from 2015 through 2017. Career Amateur career Goforth attended Neshoba Central High School in Neshoba County, Mississippi, and the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), and played college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels baseball team. Goforth redshirted in his first year at Ole Miss, and spent his redshirt freshman season as a relief pitcher. After the 2009 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a redshirt sophomore, Goforth began the year pitching in relief, but was moved into the starting rotation later in the year. After the season, Goforth was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 31st round of the 2010 MLB Draft. Goforth opted not to sign with Cleveland, and instead returned to Ole Miss for his redshirt junior year. Gorforth had a stron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Goforth
Jonathan Goforth (, February 10, 1859 – October 8, 1936) was a Canadian Presbyterian missionary to China with the Canadian Presbyterian Mission, along with his wife, Rosalind (Bell-Smith) Goforth. Jonathan Goforth became the foremost missionary revivalist in early 20th-century China and helped to establish revivalism as a major element in Protestant China missions. Biography Goforth grew up on an Oxford County, Ontario, farm, the seventh of eleven children. As a young man he taught school in Thamesford, Ontario. Hearing fellow Oxford County native George Leslie Mackay, Presbyterian missionary to Taiwan, speak, he sensed a call from God to go to China. He attended the University of Toronto, and Knox College, where he graduated in 1887, and was awarded the Doctor of Divinity in 1915. During his training, Goforth met Rosalind Bell-Smith at the Toronto Union Mission. Born in London, England, she had grown up in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They married in 1887, in his final year at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randall Goforth
Randall Jordan Goforth (born January 27, 1994) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at UCLA. College career As a freshman in 2012, Goforth played in all 14 games and started in five. He finished the year with 39 total tackles. Goforth came into his sophomore year in 2013 as a starter for the Bruins. He established totals in solo and total tackles and was the leader of the secondary, starting in all 13 games. Coming into his junior season, Goforth was seen as a possible NFL draft prospect and was one of the stars on the Bruins defense. On August 20, 2014 Goforth solidified this when in the season opener at Virginia, he had 5 tackles and returned a fumble 75 yards for a touchdown in a 28–20 win. The next game vs the Memphis Tigers he went down with an injury, ending his season. In Goforth’s redshirt junior season, he was named second team All- Pac-12 defense and in his junior season relied more All-Pac-12 honors. In his career at UCLA Goforth to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Goforth
Robert Goforth (born February 27, 1976) is an American politician and pharmacist who served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 89th district from 2018 to 2021. Early life and education Goforth is from East Bernstadt, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky and a Doctor of Pharmacy from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Career Goforth served as a combat engineer in the United States Army from 1994 to 1996. He was first elected to the Kentucky House in February 2018. Goforth challenged incumbent Republican governor Matt Bevin Matthew Griswold Bevin (; born January 9, 1967) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 62nd governor of Kentucky, from 2015 to 2019. He was the third Republican elected Kentucky governor since World War II, after Ernie Fletc ... in the 2019 gubernatorial election, getting roughly 40 percent of the vote in the primary election. Goforth sought re-election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalind Goforth
Rosalind Goforth (6 May 1864 – 31 May 1942) was a British-born Canadian Presbyterian missionary and author. Born Florence Rosalind Bell-Smith near Kensington Gardens, London, England, she moved at the age of three with her parents to Montreal, Quebec. Her father, John Bell-Smith, was an artist, and she also intended to go into art. She graduated from the Toronto School of Art in May 1885, and began preparing to return to London that autumn with the intention of completing her art studies. Instead, however, she married Jonathan Goforth on 25 October 1887 at Knox Presbyterian Church, Toronto, Canada, and they both served their church in Manchuria and China. They had eleven children, five of whom died as babies or very young children. Rosalind died in Toronto, Canada, and is buried alongside her husband at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a cemetery located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Goforth
Susan Goforth is an American actress and producer. Her work includes stage roles in ''Guys and Dolls'', '' Me and My Girl'', ''Singin' in the Rain'', ''A Chorus Line'' and ''Follies''. In 1999, she and her colleague Timothy Hines formed Pendragon Pictures, based in Seattle, Washington. Two years later, the company proposed to make a version of ''The War of the Worlds'' with a budget of $42 million, anchored through venture capital. The two were in good shape on the film until the events of September 11 caused the film to shut down production. In the meantime, the two filmed ''Chrome'' in which Goforth took a supporting role. Later in 2005, the two released a low-budget version of '' H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds'' in which Gofoth starred. She also produced 2012 Oscar contender War of the Worlds – The True Story, the 2012 War of the Worlds mock documentary found footage movie. Goforth continues to produce for Pendragon Pictures' '' 10 Days in a Madhouse'', a feature film sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Goforth (doctor)
William Goforth (December 26, 1766 - May 12, 1817) was an American politician and physician in Ohio and Louisiana. He administered the first smallpox vaccines and conferred the first medical degree in the frontier west, and was a delegate to write the first constitution of Louisiana. He also excavated a large number of megafauna bones at Big Bone Lick in Kentucky. Youth William Goforth was born in New York City on December 26, 1766. His father was William Goforth, later an American Revolutionary War soldier, member of the New York State Legislature and one of the earliest immigrants to Cincinnati, where he was active in politics. The younger Goforth had a preparatory education, and studied medicine in the city under Joseph Young and Charles McKnight. A mob opposed to studies of anatomy attacked the class during the winter of 1787 - 1788. Frontier life Goforth decided to leave the city, moved west with his brother-in-law, John S. Gano, and arrived at Limestone, now Maysville, Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Goforth
William Goforth (1731–1807), also called Judge William Goforth and Major William Goforth, was a member of the Committee of One Hundred and Committee of Safety in New York City, an officer of the New York Line during the American Revolutionary War, and was a member of the New York State Assembly after the war. He was one of the earliest immigrants to the Cincinnati area, where he was named a judge and was elected to the territorial legislature. Life in East William Goforth was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 1, 1731. He married Catharine Meeks in New York City on May 18, 1760. He was a member of the Committee of Safety and Committee of One Hundred early in the American Revolutionary War. He joined the 1st Regiment New York Line as a Captain on June 28, 1775, under Colonel Alexander McDougall, was a Major, 5th Regiment New York Line, June 26, 1776, and resigned July 6, 1776. He served in the Invasion of Canada and the Battle of Three Rivers. Goforth was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goforth, Kentucky
Goforth is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ..., United States. Its post office is closed. References Unincorporated communities in Pendleton County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{PendletonCountyKY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goforth, Texas
Goforth is a ghost town in Hays County, Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ..., United States. History The community was named for a businessman J. T. Goforth who owned land and was a merchant. Cotton was the main business. From 1890 to 1902, there was a post office. There was a school which closed in 1948. Notes Geography of Hays County, Texas Ghost towns in Texas {{HaysCountyTX-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
