| LC control no. | no2013042767 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Goodrich, Benjamin Franklin |
| Variant(s) | Goodrich, B.F. (Benjamin Franklin) |
| Biography/History note | Benjamin Franklin Goodrich was born in Ripley, New York on November 4, 1841. At the age of 17, he attended the Medical School of Western Reserve College in Cleveland. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in the Union Army with the 9th New York Cavalry. He received is medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania during the War. He transferred to the Medical Corps at age 19 and was appointed assistant surgeon in the Army of the United States.After the War he returned to New York and practiced medicine before going into the real estate business with a partner.In 1869 he and his partner traded real estate valued at $10,000 for stock in the small Hudson River Rubber Company at Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. In 1870 he moved the business to the Ohio Canal in Akron and renamed the business 'Goodrich, Tew & Company. Renamed his company 'B.F. Goodrich & Company in 1875. With failing health he retired to Colorado Springs, Colorado where he died on August 8, 1888 at age 46. |
| Located | Cleveland, Ohio Pa. Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Birth date | 18411104 |
| Death date | 18880808 |
| Place of birth | Ripley, N.Y. |
| Place of death | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Field of activity | Medicine |
| Affiliation | Western Reserve College Union Army 9th New York Cavalry University of Pennsylvania Hudson River Rubber Company Goodrich, Tew & Company B.F. Goodrich & Company |
| Profession or occupation | Soldiers Medical students Physicians Surgeons Executives Entrepreneur |
| Found in | BFGoodrich Company, 1995 p.5, etc. (Benjamin Franklin Goodrich; born in Ripley, New York, November 4, 1841; attended the Medical School of Western Reserve College in Cleveland; enlisted in the Union Army with the 9th New York Cavalry; completed and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania; transferred to the Medical Corps; was appointed assistant surgeon in the Army of the United States; returning to New York after the war Dr. Goodrich practiced medicine briefly; in 1869 partnered in real estate stock in the small Hudson River Rubber Company at Hastings-on-Hudson, New York; in 1870 purchased four lots along the Ohio Canal in Akron to build the Goodrich, Tew & Company; the company reorganized as B.F. Goodrich & Company in 1875; in 1888; he retired to Colorado Springs, Colo.; on August 8, 1888 he died there of a hemorrhage at age 46) |
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