Joseph Goodall (1760–1840) was an English cleric and

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Life

He was born on 2 March 1760, in

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, the son of Joseph Goodall, and after attending

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he was elected to

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in 1778. There he gained Browne's Medals in 1781 and 1782, and the Craven Scholarship in 1782. He graduated B.A. in 1783 and M.A. in 1786. In 1783 Goodall became a Fellow of King's and assistant-master at Eton. In 1801 he was appointed headmaster of the school, which kept up its numbers and reputation under him. In 1808 he became canon of Windsor on the recommendation of his friend and schoolfellow

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. In 1809 he succeeded Jonathan Davies as Provost of Eton. Goodall's discipline was mild, but he is said to have been an insuperable obstacle to any innovations at Eton. In 1827 he accepted the rectory of

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, Berkshire, from the chapter of Windsor. He was also rector of

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, where Charles Goddard served as a curate. Goodall was one of those noted as a pluralist by John Wade, in his ''Extraordinary Black Book'' (1832).

Death and legacy

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once said "When Goodall goes I'll make eateprovost"; to which Goodall replied, "I could not think of 'going' before Your Majesty." He died on 25 March 1840, and was buried in the College Chapel on 2 April. A statue in the College Chapel was raised to his memory by a subscription headed by the Queen Dowager. He founded a scholarship of £50 a year, to be held at Oxford or Cambridge.

Works

Goodall wrote Latin verses, of which some are in the ''Musæ Etonenses'' (1817, i. 146, ii. 24, 58, 87). The second volume is dedicated to him.

References

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