Elizur Goodrich
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A portrait of Elizur Goodrich from The Connecticut Quarterly
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Brace |
| Succeeded by | John Davenport |
| Collector of Customs | |
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In office 1801–1803 |
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| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
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In office 1795-1802 |
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March 24, 1761 Durham, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 1849 (aged 88) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Willard Allen Goodrich |
| Relations | Chauncey Goodrich, John Allen |
| Children | Chauncey Allen Goodrich |
| Parents | Elizur Goodrich |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician, Judge |
Elizur Goodrich (March 24, 1761 – November 1, 1849) was an eighteenth-century American lawyer and politician from Connecticut. He served as a United States Representative from Connecticut and Collector of Customs.
Born in Durham, Connecticut, he was the son of Elizur Goodrich. He graduated from Yale College in 1779, was a tutor there from 1781 to 1783, and studied law. After his was admitted to the bar in 1783, he began the practice of law in New Haven. He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1795 to 1802 and was its Clerk for six sessions and its Speaker for two.
In the 1796 United States presidential election he was a Federalist elector for President, supporting Federalist candidate John Adams against Democratic-Republican Party candidate Thomas Jefferson. He was elected to represent Connecticut At-Large to the Sixth and Seventh Congresses, but only served in the Sixth Congress from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1801 because President John Adams appointed him collector of customs for the Port of New Haven. After a short time he was removed from the office of collector by Adams' successor, President Thomas Jefferson. The discussion of this act elicited from Jefferson a letter in which he avowed his approval of removal for political opinions.
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