- Richard Goodell
Richard Goodell (d.
January 25 ,1826 Auburn, New York ,Cayuga County, New York ) was an American politician.He lived in Adams, New York. He served as a captain during the
War of 1812 .He was a member from Jefferson County of the
New York State Assembly in 1820-21, and from 1823 to 1825. In 1824, he was Speaker.In 1825, he was appointed Keeper of
Auburn State Prison , but died soon after. In April 1826, the State Legislature ordered the payment of the remainder of his annual salary to his widow. He was buried at a cemetery in Adams, N.Y.ources
*John Stilwell Jenkins: "History of Political Parties in the State of New-York" (Alden & Markham, Auburn NY, 1846)
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goodell-goodrell.html] Political Graveyard
* [http://elmer.lib.tufts.edu:8080/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=MS115.002.NY.1824.00075] Speaker election result
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/adams-ny.htm] Mention at History of Adams NY
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=E3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA276 Google Book] "The New York Civil List" compiled by Franklin B. Hough (Weed, Parsons & Co., Albany NY, 1858)
* [http://books.google.com.br/books?id=1z84AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA375 "The Laws of New York"]
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