Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Edward Goodier Sr. (March 23, 1857 – May 14, 1935) was the

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of the

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Biography

Goodier was born on March 23, 1857, in

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. He attended

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. He married Jane Estelle Northrup around 1884 and had as their son Lewis Edward Goodier Jr. A

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in 1915 resulted in a reprimand for advising two junior officers on filing a complaint against a more senior officer. He died on May 14, 1935, in

. He was buried in

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{{reflist 1857 births 1935 deaths United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps