Charles W. Goodyear
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| Born |
Charles Waterhouse Goodyear October 15, 1846 Cortland, New York |
| Died | April 16, 1911 (aged 64) Buffalo, New York |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo |
| Occupation | President of the Great Southern Lumber Company and Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad |
| Spouse(s) | Ella Portia Conger Goodyear |
| Children |
Anson Goodyear Esther Permelia Goodyear Charles Waterhouse Goodyear II Bradley Goodyear |
| Parent(s) | Dr. Bradley Goodyear (1816-1889) Esther P. Kinne Goodyear (1822-1907) |
Charles Waterhouse Goodyear (October 15, 1846 - April 16, 1911) was an American lawyer, businessman member of the prominent Goodyear family. Charles, along with his brother, Frank, was the founder and head of several companies including the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad, Great Southern Lumber Company, Goodyear Lumber Co., Buffalo & Susquehanna Coal and Coke Co., and the New Orleans Great Northern Railroad Company. He was as a director of Marine National Bank, and of General Railway Signal.
Charles W. Goodyear was born in Cortland, New York on October 15, 1846, to Dr. Bradley Goodyear (1816-1889), who graduated from Geneva Medical College in 1845, and Esther P. Kinne Goodyear (1822-1907), whose ancestors came to the United States via Leyden, Holland, in 1635. Goodyear's birth was followed by his brother's Frank Henry Goodyear in 1849. He was educated at Cortland Academy, Wyoming Academy, and in East Aurora, New York when his father was practicing medicine there. As a boy, both Charles and Frank worked at Root & Keating's tannery.
Goodyear moved to Buffalo in 1868 to study law in the offices of Laning & Miller, and later with John C. Strong. Goodyear was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1871 and began his own practice in Buffalo. His practice continued until 1875 until he formed a partnership with Major John Tyler, which continued for two years. From 1877 until 1882, Goodyear practiced alone until forming a partnership with Henry F. Allen (1837-1910) under the name Goodyear & Allen. When Grover Cleveland became Governor of New York State in 1883, he retired from the law firm of Cleveland, Bissell, and Sicard, at which point Goodyear joined, and the name of the practice became Bissell, Sicard & Goodyear. Goodyear continued to practice with Bissell, Sicard & Goodyear for the next four years.
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