Jasper Goodwill
| Jasper Goodwill | |
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| Mayor of Minden, Louisiana, USA | |
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In office July 19, 1955 – 1958 |
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| Preceded by | John T. David |
| Succeeded by | Frank T. Norman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 18, 1889 Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | November 10, 1974 (aged 84) Minden, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Minden Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Eldredge Goodwill |
| Relations |
Murphy J. Foster, Jr. (cousin) |
| Children |
Marion Jasper Goodwill |
| Parents | Alfred Jasper and Sallie Fort Goodwill |
| Alma mater | Minden High School |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | United Methodist Church |
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(1) Businessman Goodwill was a transitional mayor between the longer terms of John T. David and Frank T. Norman; having won a special election, Goodwill did not seek a full four-year term in 1958. (2) Despite his brief service, Goodwill led the implementation of health insurance and pension coverage for municipal employees. |
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Murphy J. Foster, Jr. (cousin)
Marion Jasper Goodwill
Gloria Goodwill
(1) Businessman Goodwill was a transitional mayor between the longer terms of John T. David and Frank T. Norman; having won a special election, Goodwill did not seek a full four-year term in 1958.
Jasper Goodwill (November 18, 1889 – November 10, 1974) served from 1955 to 1958 as the Democratic mayor of the small city of Minden, the seat of government of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. He is considered a transitional mayor between the longer tenures of John T. David and Frank T. Norman. He worked to implement health insurance and a pension plan for municipal employees.
Goodwill's paternal grandfather, Captain Alfred Goodwill, a native of London, England and a member of the Confederate States Army, lived first in Claiborne Parish. After the death of his first wife, Elizabeth Ford Farley (1834-1869), Captain Goodwill moved in 1873 to Minden with his five children, including Jasper Goodwill's father, Alfred Jasper Goodwill, and Captain Goodwill's second wife, the former Ida Victoria Hill (1838-1937). Captain Goodwill in 1880 opened an 18,000-square foot general store in Minden, a "superstore" believed at the time to be the largest such enterprise in the state. One could even purchase a casket and embalming fluid from Goodwill's. Goodwill Street in Minden, which connects the Minden Cemetery with the Webster Parish Fairgrounds, is named for Captain Goodwill, as is the Goodwill Road near the former Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant in western Webster Parish. Jasper Goodwill was the second of seven children born in Minden to Alfred Jasper Goodwill (1855–1937) and the former Sallie Fort (1859–1934).
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