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 GODWIN

GOESBRIAND

intendent of the Puget Sound reduction com- pany at Everett, Wash. In 1898 he was ap- pointed regent of the University of Washington, to serve until 1904. In 1898 he received a patent for a new roasting furnace, the first and in 1900 the largest built at the works of the Tacoma smelting company at Tacoma, Wash. In 1899 he delivered a course of lectures on mining and metallurgy at the University of Washington.

GODWIN, Parke, journalist, was born in Pat- erson. N.J., Feb. 2'), 1816; son of Abraham and Martha (Parke) Godwin, and grandson of Abra- ham Godwin, a soldier of the Revolution who entered the army when he was but eleven years old and served throughout the war. He was graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1884 and was subsequently admitted to the bar in Kentucky. He was connected with the New York Eeeniiig Fost, 1837-53, and again, 186,5-81, first as sub-oditor and afterward as managing editor. He also edited The Pathfinder for three months in 1843, contributed to the Democratic Bimiew and was a'j one time associate editor of Putnam's Magazine. In 1845 he was appointed by President Polk deputy collector of customs for the port of New York, and served through the ad- ministration. In 1843 he was married to Fanny, daughter of William CuUen Bryant. About 1843 he translated many of the tales of Hienrick Zschokke and a little later the autobiography of Goethe in connection with Charles A. Dana and others. He published: Popular View of the Doctrines of Fourier (1844); Democracy, Pacific and Construct- ive (1844); Vala (18.51); Handbook of Universal Bioiirnphy (1851); Political Essays (18.56); History of France (vol. I., 1861); Cyclopoedia of Biography (1865); Out of the Past (1870); and The Life and Works of William Cullen Bryant (edited, 6 vols., 1884).

QOEBEL, Henry, electrician, was born in Springer, Hanover, Germany, April 20, 1818; son of Frederick Goebel appointed consul for the Netherlands in New York city in 1830. Henry was an optician and watchmaker and while work- ing with Professor Morighaasen in the technical school, Hanover, the two produced an arc light worked with batteries. He removed to New York in 1848, and in 1830 substituted carbonized wood filament for wire. In 1881 he formed a company to make electric lamps but the com- pany failed and the Edison claims to the inven- tion were sustained by the courts. He died in poverty in New York city. Dec. 4, 1893.

QOEBEL, William, governor of Kentucky, was born in Carbondale, Pa., in 18.54, son of Frederick Goebel, a native of Hanover, Germany, who removed to Covington, Ky., in 1866. He attended Gambler college and the Cincinnati law school and was the law part-

ner of Gov. John G. Stevenson, 1875-86, and of John G. Carlisle, 1886-93. He was prominent in cases directed against corporations and was known as a friend of the people. In 1888, he was elected state senator from Kenton county and was continuously re-elected holding the office in 1900. His prominent bills enacted as laws include: making gambling a felony; em- powering cities of the second class to establish and maintain free libraries, and providing for state elections a commission appointed by the legislature, which in turn appointed county boards. In 1899 he was one of the Democratic nominees for governor of Kentucky and the can- vass was carried on amid intense excitement. William S. Taylor, the Republican candidate, was inaugurated governor, but Goebel contested the election before the legislature and on Jan. 80, 1900, a test vote indicated that he would be seated. He was sliot the same day as he was on his way to the capitol. Governor Taylor pro- rogued the legislature to meet at London, Ky., but a majority of Iioth houses declared Goebel elected governor and the chief- justice of the court of appeals administered to him the oath of office, January 31, and upon his death, Feb. 3, 1900, John Crebs Wickliffe Beckham, who had taken the oath as lieutenant-governor, was sworn in as governor.

GOESBRIAND, Louis de, R.C. bishop, was born in St. Urbain, P'inistere, France, Aug. 4, 1816. He was educated for the priesthood in the seminaries of Quimper and St. Sulpice, France. He was ordained July 18, 1840, bj' Bishop Rosati and immigrated to the United States, where he was a missionary in the diocese of Cincin- nati, Ohio, 1840-47. He was appointed by Bishop Eappe vicar- general of the diocese of Cleveland and rec- tor of the cathedral of St. John the Evan- gelist, serving 1847- 53. He was conse- / crated first bishop of '^ the newly created * /. diocese of Burlington

(Vt.) Oct. 30, 1858, in / X^ C'^i,^-^' >- St. Patrick's cathe- /

dral. New York city, by Apostolic Nuncio Cajetan Bedeni, archbishop of Thebes, assisted by Bishops Rappe and Fitzpatrick, Archbishop Hughes preaching the sermon. He was installed by Bishop Fitzpatrick of Boston, Nov. 6, 1853, made Burlington the see city, erected the cathe- dral of the Immaculate Conception, built St. Joseph's church introduced the Sisters of Char-