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Gov. James Putnam Goodrich 18 FEB 1864 - 15 AUG 1940

Gov. James was born on 18 FEB 1864 in Winchester, Randolph Co., Indiana and died on 15 AUG 1940 (age: 76) and was buried in Fountain Park Cemetery, Winchester, Randolph Co., Indiana .
He was the son of John Goodrich and Elizabeth (Goodrich) .

Gov. James was married to Cora I. Frist (Goodrich) .

Cora was born on 26 JUN 1861 in Middlebourough, Wayne County, Indiana and died on 31 OCT 1941 (age: 80) in Winchester, Randolph, Indiana .
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 ParentsGrand Parents  
John Goodrich
Gov. James Putnam Goodrich
Elizabeth (Goodrich)
 


Wife - Cora was born on 26 JUN 1861 in Middlebourough, Wayne County, Indiana and died on 31 OCT 1941 (age: 80) in Winchester, Randolph, Indiana


Son - Pierre was born on 10 SEP 1894






Gov. James:
JAMES GOODRICH was born and raised in Winchester, Indiana. He
attended public schools and the DePauw preparatory department in
1885. After his admission to the bar in 1887, Goodrich practiced law in
his home town and quickly moved to prominence in Republican
politics, serving as state chairman from 1901 to 1910 and national
committeeman, 1912 to 1916. A highly successful businessman, he
moved his practice to Indianapolis in 1910 and accumulated a large
fortune in farmland, coal mines, grain elevators, and banks. He was
elected governor in 1916 and served during the demanding years of
World War I. Major achievements during his administration included
planning a state highway system and creating the Department of
Conservation.

In 1920 Goodrich was a favorite son candidate for the presidential
nomination, losing to Warren G. Harding, who put him to work as
special emissary to Russia. By 1922 Goodrich was considered one of
America's best informed observers of Russian conditions. Goodrich
also served on Hoover's American Relief Administration and
commissions to plan for the St. Lawrence seaway. For many years he
was an important figure at the Republican national conventions as the
friend of presidents and the man behind the scenes in the Indiana
delegation.

Goodrich devoted considerable attention and money to philanthropy in
his last years, giving Wabash College more than a quarter of a million
dollars in addition to smaller gifts to other schools.

Source: Peat, Wilbur D. Portraits and Painters of the Governors of
Indiana 1800-1978. Revised, edited and with new entries by Diane
Gail Lazarus, Indianapolis Museum of Art. Biographies of the
governors by Lana Ruegamer, Indiana Historical Society. Indianapolis:
Indiana Historical Society and Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1978.


: Passport Photo

Passport Photo



Gov. James: Goodrich Hall - Wabash College


GOODRICH HALL was a gift to the College from James P. Goodrich, a former governor of Indiana and president of the Wabash College Board of Trustees from 1924 to 1940. Built in 1938 and fresh off a $33 million reconstruction and refurbishment, Goodrich Hall is home to the mathematics, computer science, and physics department.


Gov. James: Census: 1900 Winchester, Randolph Co., Indiana

Census: 1900 Winchester, Randolph Co., Indiana
name relation born age mar status born in father born mother born occupation
James P. Goodrich: headFeb 186436md 12IndianaVirginiaIndianaAttorney at Law
Cora F. Goodrich: wifeJune 1861Md 12IndianaOhioPenn
Pierre F. Goodrich: sonSept 18945SIndianaIndianaIndiana
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-- Gov. James --
Cause of death: paralysis and
heart ailment


Granddaughter - Anne was born on 10 OCT 1925




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