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Frederick E. Goodrich
Frederick Elizur Goodrich (January 15, 1843 – January 12, 1925) was an American journalist and political figure who worked for ''The Boston Post'' for 54 years. Early life Goodrich was born in Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford on January 15, 1843, to Elizur Tryon and Mary Catherine (Beach) Goodrich. He attended Hopkins Grammar School, Hartford Public High School, and Hartford Latin School. He graduated from Yale University in 1864. During his senior year he was a member of the Yale crew, member of Spade and Grave, and president of the Beethoven Society. Career Goodrich began his career as an assistant editor at the ''Trenton Monitor''. In 1865 he became an editor for the ''Hartford Courant''. In 1868 he began his long career at ''The Boston Post'' as an assistant editor. In 1873 he succeeded Charles Gordon Greene as the paper's editor-in-chief. In 1878, Goodrich left the post for a career in general literary works and public office. From 1879 to 1881 he was the private secretary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Hartford is the most populous city in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, Capitol Planning Region and the core city of the Greater Hartford metropolitan area with 1.17 million residents. Founded in 1635, Hartford is among the oldest cities in the United States. It is home to the country's oldest public art museum (Wadsworth Atheneum), the oldest publicly funded park (Bushnell Park), the oldest continuously published newspaper (the ''Hartford Courant''), the second-oldest secondary school (Hartford Public High School), and the oldest school for deaf children (American School for the Deaf), founded by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet in 1817. It is the location of the Mark Twain House, in which the author Mark Twain wrote his most famous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
