Page:Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography - volume 2.pdf/584

 HERRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OP AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY.

696

long been prominent in masonic and grand army circles; and in 1897-9S was commander-in-chief. During the Spanish-American war he was brigadier-general of volunteers.

Gobin,

Hillary Asbury,

clergyman,

edu-

cator, college president, was born March 35, in Terre Haute, Ind. 3 842, For six years he was president of the Baker university of Baldwin, Kan.; and in 1895 became president of the De Pauw university of Greencastle, Ind.

Gobright, Lawrence Augustus, journalist, was born May 2, 1816, in Baltimore, Md. He for some years owned and edited the Washington Star. He was the author of Men and Things in Washington During the Third of a Century. He died May 32, 1879, in Washington, D.C. lecturer, author,

Godard, George Sejnnour, librarian, bibliographer, author, was born June 17, 1865, He prepared for college in Granby, Conn. at Wesleyan academy of Wilbraham, Mass.; in 1873 received the degree of B.A. from Wesleyan university of Middletown, Conn.; in 1893-94 studied at the Northwestern university of Evanston, 111.; and in 1895 received the degree of B.D. from Yale university of New Haven, Conn. He took up the profession of librarian. In 1890-98 he was librarian of the Cossitt library of Granby, Conn. In 1898-1900 he was assistant, and since 1900 librarian of the Connecticut state library. In 1904-05 he was president of the national association of state libraries; and in 1905-07 was president of the Connecticut library association. He is a member of the council of the American library association.

Godbey, Allen Howard, educator, clergyman, college president, author, was born Nov. 31, 1864, in Cooper county. Mo. In 3883 he graduated with the degree of A.M. from Morrisville college; and subsequently received the degree of Ph.D. from the university of Chicago. In 1883-95 he was engaged in teaching, journalism and authorship. In 1895-99 he filled pastorates. In 1899-1903 he was principal in the academic department of Central college of Fayette, Mo.; in 1903-05 was fellow of Semitics in the university of Chicago; and since 1906 has been president of Morrisville college of Missouri.

Goddard Calvin, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born July 17, 1768, in Shrewsbury, Mass. In 1790 he settled in Plainfield; and was elected a representative in the legislature for nine sessions, during three of which he was speaker of the house. He removed to Norwich in 1807; and in 3 801-05 he was a representative to the seventh and eighth congresses. In 1815-18 he was judge of the superior court. He was state's attorney for the county of New London for five years; and mayor of Norwich for seventeen years. He died May 3, 1843, in Norwich, Conn.

Goddard, Calvin Luther, inventor, was born Jan. 30, 1820, in Covington, N.Y. He patented solid packing burring machines; and feed-rolls as an attachment for the

He

carding-machine.

died

New York

in

City.

Edward Mumford, lawyer,

Goddard,

li-

brarian, was born May 30, 1869, in VirHe practiced law ,in ginia City, Mont. Montpelier, Vt.; in 1901 was appointed assistant state librarian and librarian of the "Vermont historical society; and chairman In of the board of library commissioners. 1907 he represented his state as one of its commissioners to the Jamestown exposition.

Goddard, John Calvin, clergyman, author,

was born

Sept. 18, 1853, in

New York

City.

he graduated from Yale college; and in 1881 graduated from the Chicago theological seminary. Since 1884 he has been pastor of the congregational church of Salisbury, Conn. He is the author of A Leave of Absence; and other works. Goddard, Josiah, clergyman, missionary, was born Oct. 37, 183 3, in Wendell, Mass. In 3838 he was appointed a missionary to the Chinese in Siam. He prepared several tracts, an English and Chinese vocabulary, and a translation of the New Testament In 1873

He

into Chinese.

died on Sept. 4, 1854, in

China.

Goddard, Luther M., lawyer, jurist, was born Oct. 37, 1840, in Palmyra, N.Y. In 3 882-94 he was judge of the fifth judicial district of Colorado. Since 1901 he has been associate justice of the state supreme court of Colorado.

Goddard,

Paul

was born Jan.

Beck,

physician,

author,

26, 1811, in Baltimore.

He

acquired reputation through his work as an These Include a editor of medical books. series of twelve plates On the Arteries; and a similar series On the Nerves. He died July 3, 1866, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Goddard, Pliny Earle,

educator, author, 1869, in Lewiston, Maine. Since 1906 he has been assistant professor of anthropology at the university of California. He is the author of Life and Culture of Hupa; Hupa Texts; The Morphology of the Hupa Language; and The Phonology of the Hupa Language.

was born Aug.

Goddard,

3,

Ralph

Bartlett,

sculptor,

de-

was born June 18, 1861, in MeadPa. He has made a specialty of por-

signer, ville,

trait

busts;

and

designed

the

statue

Premiere Epreuve in the Detroit

of

museum

of fine arts.

Goddard,

was horn

William,

in 1740 in

printer,

New

journalist,

London, Conn. In 3766 he removed to Philadelphia, where he published the Pennsylvania Chronicle. In 1773 he went to Baltimore; and there established a daily newspaper. He was active in organizing the postoflfice; and was appointed surveyor of roads and comptroller in 3 775. In 1792 he retired to a farm in