David Harvey Goodell (May 6, 1834 – January 22, 1915) was an American inventor, manufacturer, and
Republican politician from
Antrim, New Hampshire
Antrim is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,651 at the 2020 census. The main village in the town, where 1,395 people lived at the 2020 census, is defined as the Antrim census-designated place (CDP) ...
.
Goodell was the son of Jesse Raymond Goodell (1807–1886) and Olive Atwood (Wright) Goodell (1807–1877).
Family life
Goodell married Hannah Jane Plummer (1835–1911) of
Goffstown, New Hampshire on September 1, 1857. They had two sons Dura Dana Goodell (1858–1936) and Richard Carter Goodell (1868–1942).
Business career
In 1875 Goodell began and operated the Goodell company in
Antrim.
His company made knives and a collection of various cutting devices including apple peelers. His company was the largest employer with several mills spanning Great Brook.
Political career
From 1876 to 1878 Goodell represented
Antrim in the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 204 legislative district ...
, and was member of the
Governor's Council in 1882. In November 1888 he was elected as the Governor.
Goodell died in 1915 in
Antrim.
External links
Goodell at New Hampshire's Division of Historic ResourcesDavid Harvey Goodell U.S., Find A Grave Index
Notes
1834 births
1915 deaths
Republican Party governors of New Hampshire
Members of the Executive Council of New Hampshire
Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
American manufacturing businesspeople
19th-century American politicians
19th-century American businesspeople
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