About Nathan Goodell
Lived 1798 – 1883 (aged 84). Nathan Goodell was an American politician.
Nathan Goodell (August 8, 1798 – June 2, 1883) was an American politician who served as the fifth and ninth mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Biography Goodell was born on August 8, 1798, in Pomfret, Connecticut. He was the eleventh of twelve children born to Richard and Marcia Goodell. Goodell moved to Jefferson County, New York, and married Hannah Mosely Weeks, the daughter of a Swedenborgian clergyman. They had two children. After their marriage, they moved to Detroit, Michigan, before settling in Green Bay. Goodell died from apparent pneumonia on June 2, 1883.
Career Goodell was mayor in 1859 and 1864. He was also Superintendent of Streets for a number of years.
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Nathan Goodell was born on 8 August 1798 in Windham County.
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