New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
ference.

william W. Goodrich is one Of the leading adj
miralty lawyers of Ncw-York and has wide
familiarity with questions of maritime law. He
has lived in Brooklyn for about thirty years
Mr. Goodrich Is still in the prime of life. having
been born about hfty-hvc years ago at Havana.
y Y. He entered Amherst College in the class OF
lsj2, and was graduated with honor He was
one Of the valued members Of the Amherst Chap
ter Of the Fraternity of Alpha Delta Phi, and has
never lost his interest in the society. Upon
leaving college lie went 10 Albany and entered the
office Of Hill. CagQcr ~ Porter one of the lead
ing law firms Of the State. and studied in the
Albany Law School until he was admitted 10 the
bar IN 1853. lie then began practice in New
York City. making speciality Of admiralty and
commercial law. His success at the bar was the
result Of hard and patient work. and he has long
ranked among the leaders in his especial field.
Mr.. Goodrich took active interest in political
affairs from the time of the Fremont. free soil
and free men" campaign. In ls6G he was elected
a member Of Assembly by the Republicans in the
district then composed of the Seventh, Ninth and
Eleventh Wards. and served with credit In the
Legislature Of 1867. That fall he declined 10 be
a candidate but in s6s he sought the nomination
for State Senator, but was defeated. In 1869
he was again candidate for member Of Assembly
and defeated by fourteen votes. His con
stitucntS elected him, however, in ISL by
vote of 1896 to 1903 for his opponent. The
Legislature of 1871 was the famous one which
Tweed manipulated IN the interests Of the ring
which ruled Ncw-iork. Mr. Goodrich was active
in opposition 10 the Tweed and the Erie inilu-
ences which cndeavorcd TO control legislation, and
his course was taken largely under the advice
and sanction of Horace Greeley, with whom he was
upon terms of Close intimacy. In the following
year Mr. Goodrich active in the Liberal Re
publican movement, and one Of the sccrc-
tarcs Of the Cincinnati conference which re-
suited in the nomination of Mr.. Greeley for the
Presidency. He worked hard for the success Of
the great Editor in the trying days of the cam
paign.
in 1916 he vas made n member of the Board of
Education by Mayor Schroeder. In the campaign
of 1870 Messrs. Goodrich and Schroeder were
rivals for the Republican nomination for Senator
in the Hid District. The contest before the con-
vention met was hot one, and the decisive
ballot Mr.. Schroeder nominated by one ma
Jority. Allegations of bribery freely made
in the heat of the campaign and Mr. Goodrich,
believing he had been dcfrauded Of a nomination
rightlully his, became an independent candidate
and supported by the Democrats, despite the
fact that he said he would act aS IL Republican in
the Legislature. The contest was one of the
livcliest in the political history of the city, and
resulted in the defeat OF Mr.. Goodrich by 200
in total of over %, 900 votes. The spirited
manner in which Mr.. Goodrich maintained his po-
litical positions gained for him the title of The
Fighting Gamc-Cock of Kings County"
In 1888 he appointed delegate to the
Maritime Conference. There were seventy dele
gates in the conference, representing twcnty-seven
nations and nine-enths OF the population of tho
world. n large number of lmportaut rpcommpul-
atlops were the outcome of the conference, most
of which Will be cOncurred in by all the powers
represented, and the result will be a substantial
gain in many directions. Mr.. GoodrichS knowl-
edge Of law relating To the matters under dis
cussion materially assisted III the discussions and
he took prominent part.
For the last twenty seven years Mr. Good
rich has lived al No. 2O2 Washington Park the
portion of Cumbcrand-st. overlooking Fort
leading member and president Of the board of
trustees Of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
Church, and presided at the recent reception at
the close III Dr. Cuylcr's Passionate. He Is also
president Of the trustees of the Brooklyn Homoeo-
pathic Hospital and Is connected with the Kings
County Bank, and a director in the Philharmonic
Society and in the Apollo Club. He il senior
partner in the law firm of Goodrich. Deadly &
lioodrich of Nos. 30 and 81 Wallst. For num-
her IT years he was president of fine nlumni osSo-
citation Of Amherst College.
In personal appearance Mr. Goodrich is n little
under medium size with a well formed head. fine
features and alert movements. His abundant
brown hair and full beard Of the same color are
cxtcmpore speaker and has delivered many elo-
quent addresses. While his public career has been
marked by much Independence Of action he has
maintained the respect Of all who know him. and
prominent place in the community as n SUD-
porter of the hest interests of the city, He will
IN abroad with his family for tho surn,nor