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Providence, R.I. Providence, B.I.

died Dec. 23, 1817, in

Goddard, William

Giles,

educator,

pub-

was born Jan. 2, 1794, in Johnston, K.I. He was editor and proprietor of the Rhode Island American in 181425. He had been a member of the Rhode Island legislature. in

He

two volumes by

His writings were edited his son, F. W. Goddard.

died Feb. 16, 1846, in Providence, R.I.

Godey, Louis Antoine, journalist,* author, was born June 6, 1794, in New York City. In 1830 he founded Godey's Lady's Book in Philadelphia, the first periodical of the kind published. It was continued by him with great success until 1877, when it was sold to a stock company. He died Nov. 29, 1878, in Philadelphia, Pa. Godfrey, Benjamin, founder of Monticello seminary of Godfrey, 111., was born Dec. 4, 1794, in Chatham, Mass. At the age of nine years he ran away to sea; went to Ireland, and there remained until the war of 1812 brought him home again. After a brief service in the navy, he acquired an education; and subsequently again sailed the seas as a shipmaster. In 1826 he had acquired a fortune of nearly a quarter of a million of dollars in silver in Mexico, of which he was robbed by Mexican bandits. In 1832 he settled in Alton; and there became a sucGradually the cessful wholesale merchant. plans of an institution for religious and mental education of girls and young women took shape in his mind; and in 1838 Monticello seminary opened its doors, to which institution he gave over one hundred thousand dollars. He died Aug. 13, 1862, in Godfrey,

111.

Godfrey, Calvin state senator,

Ottawa, Ohio.

P.,

merchant, journalist,

was bom April

11, 1863, in

He graduated from

school

of

the high

Ottawa,

Ohio; and subsequently graduated from the school of pharmacy of university o f

the

9,

the civil regiment Ohio volunteer infantry. In 1867 he graduated from the United States military academy at West Point, N.Y. In 187983 he was instructor of cavalry tactics at West Point. In 1899 he commanded the post and province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, during the Spanish-American war. In 18671901 he was second and first lieutenant, captain and major in the seventh cavalry, and lieutenant-colonel of the twelfth cavalry; in 1901 became colonel of the ninth cavalry; and in 1907 was appointed brigadier-general United States army. In 190306 he was commander of the Kansas commandery of the military order of the loyal In 1902 he legion of the United States. was in command of the fifth brigade in the Philippine Islands. Since 1904 he has been commandant of the school of application for cavalry and field artillery; and is stationed at Fort Riley, Kan.

Godfrey, Thomas, mathematician, was^ born in 1704 in Bristol, Pa. He was a noted mathematician of Pennsylvania. He died in December, 1749, in Philadelphia, Pa. Godfrey, Thomas, soldier, author, poet, was born Deo. 4, 1736, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a lieutenant in the colonial mUitia; and was the first dramatic author in America. He was the author of The Court of Fancy; and Juvenile Poems on Various Subjects, with The Prince of Parthia, a Tragedy. He died July 26, 1763, near Wilmington, N.C.

Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, journalist, auwas born Oct. 2, 1831, in Ireland. He came to America in 1856; and from 1865 was editor of The Nation; and from 1881 He was the editor of the Evening Post. author of Government History of Hungary; Reflections and Comments; Problems of Democracy; and Unforseen Tendencies of Democracy. He died May 20, 1902, in Engthor,

For thirMichigan. teen years he was a

land.

drug

in Virginia.

merchant



for con-

eight years was nected with the newspaper business; and at present has general business interests. For two years he was city councilman of Fostoria, Ohio; for eight years was trustee of the Toledo medical college; and for seven years was a member of the board of health of Ottawa, Ohio. For four years in 1902-05 he served two terms as member of the Ohio state senate; and was the author of the constitutional amendment giving Ohio's governor the veto power one hundred years after its admission into the union. In 1908 he was a member of the Ohio electoral college; and is examiner under the state bureau of inspection and su-

pervision of public

Edward Settle, army officer, was 184^ in Kalida, Ohio. During war he served in the twenty-first

Godfrey,

born Oct.

lisher, legislator,

offices.

597

soldier, was born In 1861 he became major in the fourth regiment Ohio infantry; and in 1865 was brevetted brigadier-general of vol-

Godman, James Harper,

unteers.

He

died Oct.

4,

1891.

Godman, John D., physician, naturalist, author, was born Dec. 20, 1794, in AnnapoHe was a physician and naturalist lis, Md. He was the of Cincinnati and New York. author of Rambles of a Naturalist; American Natural History Irregularities of Structure and Morbid Anatomy; and Anatomical He died April 17, 1830, in Investigations. Germantown, Pa. Godon, Sylvanus William, naval officer, was born June 18, 1809, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was appointed midshipman in 1819; was made commander in 1855; and captain in 1861. He died May 10, 1879, in France.

Godowski,

Leopold, musician, composer, Since 13, 1870, in Poland.

was born Feb.