The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
C00OSELL DEAD
 FOLLOWING A
 SHORT ILLNESS

Za1mon Goodsell, for nearly 50 years prominent in insurance and real estate circles, and who conducted an on1ce in the Security building for sev eral years, died last night at 6 o'clock at his home, TAP North avenue. fol- lowing a two weeks illness.
 MT. Goodsell, who was born in South Kent. March 19, 1845, and who attended high school in this city and finished his studies in the private school of Rev. MT. Noble, at Brook field, had been associated with all movements of a public nature. He was president of the Board of Trade of Bridgeport. the State Board of . Trade, Builders Exchange, and for year was president of the Master 2 Plumbers association.
 Mir. Goodsell served four years as a member of the Board of Public Works, by appointment of Mayor De- Forest. He was candidate of the Democratic party for mayor of this city in the early 90's. He with all others suffered defeat. and in 1894 ran for state senator. though defeated with all his colleagues. In this year h is nam Was proInin ently mentioned throughout thes ta teS as "a candidate for governor. In 1910 MT. Goodsell was nominated for secretary of state by the state convention.
 His first position was as a clerk in the grocery store of Andrew Nash, of this city. his next at the charge of the newsstand At the newsstand he made the acquaintance sof many of the cfty's business men, among them late Nathaniel Wheel CT and William D. Bishop. Later he obtained a position in the Wheeler and Wilson factory, but left it to go into business with the late Wheeler Beers. At the end of a year, with the financial aid of his friend, Will liam D. Bishop, he bought out MT. Beers. In later years the firm be- came Bradbury, Goodsell and Will mot company, and in 1875 MT. God ness independently, and conducted a prosperous steam heating and plumbing business, built up a large fire insurance agency and dealt largely in real estate.
 l MT. Goodsell took deep interest i'm the work of the Bridgeport Board of Trade, of which he was charter member. He held the office as president of the State Board of Trade tfor two years. He was chair man of the legislative commmittee on good roads, and several times ap- peared before the committee Of the Legislature to advocate matters Tn which the board was interested, and more particularly the improvement of public highways.
 He also represented the board at the Pan American conference and opening of the Philadelphia mu- seums.
 As a representative of the Bridge port Board of Trade, he attended state and national conventions, and his address Boards of Trade, Their Uses and How to Conduct Them,' has been delivered in many New England cities.
 In the Masonic order he had at tained all the degrees of the York and Scottish Rites up to and in- cluding the 32nd degree, and was commander of the Hamilton Com mandery in 1900. He was member of the Masonic Veterans association Mystic Shrine.
 The services of his great grand father, Sergeant Epaphras Goodsell, entitled him to membership in the ean Revolution. In 1893, he being a member of the state chapter. be- came a delegate to Chicago. In 1894 he was elected a member of was one of the organizers of General Gold Selleck Silliman chapter in Bridgeport, and for several years, its chief executive officer.
 Caroline E. Fox, daughter of Charles Fox. He is survived by his wife. one Slaughter. Mrs George H, Graves, one Fand o rra1aas oe1 ans soseH se leck, two brothers. Granville W. Goodsel1 and Epaphras B. Goodsell, and one sister, Mrs. Samuel S. Banks
 MT. Goodsel1 had very many friends, and few, if any, enemies. He always had a cheery word for all who met him, and was always charitable, his private benefactions being num- erous- All local public movements, if in his Judgment beneficial, received his enthusiastic aid, with both voice and purse. In his family, he was the faithful husband the devoted father and grandfather. With his friends, he was ever ready with sound advice and helpful aid No labor was too art1uous in the service of his friends. Such men arc not numerous, and when they leave us, they are griev- Suuzfy missed. and are difficult of re- paacernent The Times oohers its sin core condolences to the bereaved family.
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