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a midshipman, remaining three years, and seeing active service during the war between Mexico and Texas. In November, 1844, lie went to Havana, Cuba, and about a year afterward began to learn copper-plate engraving. He removed to Phila- delphia in 1848, became acquainted 'with Jacob Pei'kins's method of engraving on steel, and, com- ing to New York, connected himself with the firm from which was afterward organized the American bank-note company, of which he was during the last twelve years of his life the president. In 1858 he went to "Europe on a business mission, visiting Greece, Turkey, Russia, Norway, and Sweden, then and during subsequent visits obtaining all the foreign orders executed by the company. The Greek bank-notes were the first foreign notes en- graved on steel, those ordered by the czar coming next in order. Besides his European contracts Mr. Goodall secured several large orders from the South American states. He was presented in 1860 by Alexander II. of Russia with a costly seal ring set in diamonds, and in 1879 was made " knight commander " of the " Order of the Rose " liy the emperor of Brazil. In 1860 he went to St. Petersburg in charge of five American engravers, to execute an order obtained by him the year pre- vious, and to instruct Russian engravers in Ameri- can methods. Besides being skilful with the burin, Mr. Goodall was a proficient linguist, and the ma- sonic fraternity, of which he was an active mem- ber, was indebted to him for the translation of the proceedings of various foreign lodges.

GOODE, George Brown, ichthvologist, b. in New Albanv, Ind., 13 Feb., 1851 ; d. in Washing- ton, D. C, "6 Sept., 1896. He was graduated at Wesleyan in 1870, and in 187o he received an ap- pointment on the stafi" of the Smithsonian institu- tion. From 1874 till 1887 he held the office of chief of the division of fisheries, and on the or- ganization of the National jnuseum became its as- sistant director. The natural history division of the U. S. government at the Philadelphia exhibi- tion in 1876 was under his supervision. He was U. S. commissioner to the international fishery ex- hibitions held in Berlin in 1880, and in London in 1883, and was also a member of the government executive board for the New Orleans, Cincinnati, and Ijouisville expositions in '1884. In 1877 he was employed by the department of state as statis- tical expert in connection with the Halifax fish- eries commission, and in 1879-'80 was in charge of the fisheries division of the tenth census. He trav- elled through Europe for the purpose of studying the administration of public museums, and made explorations in the Bermudas and Florida. On 30 Aug., 1887, he succeeded Spencer F. Baird as fish- commissioner. His published papers include about 100 titles on topics in ichthyology, museum ad- ministration, and fishery economy. Dr. Goode has published in book-form " Catalogue of the Fishes of the Bermudas" (Washington, 1876); "Annual Resources of the United States " (1876) ; with Tarleton H. Bean, " A Catalogue of the Fishes of Essex County " (Salem, 1879) ; " Game Fishes of the United States " (New York, 1879) ; •' American Fisheries : A History of the Menhaden "' (1880) ; " Materials for a History of the American Mackerel Fishery " (Washington, 1882) ; " Materials for a History of the Sword Fishes " (1882) ; " The Natu- ral History of the Bermuda Islands " (1882, edited) ; " A Review of the Fishing Industries of the United States" (London. 1883); "The Fisheries of the United States" (Washington, 1884); "Status of the United Stated Fish Commission in 1884" (1884); "Beginnings of Natural History in America" (1886) ; " Britons, Saxons, and Virginians " (1887) ; and " Virginia Cousins " (Richmond, 1888).

GOODE, John, solicitor-general, b. in Bedford county, Va., 27 May, 1829. He was graduated at Emory and Henry college in 1848, studied law at Lexington, Va., and was admitted to the bar in 1851. In the latter year he was elected a member of the Virginia house of delegates, and in 1861 sat in the State convention that passed the ordinance of secession. He was twice sent to the Confeder- ate congress, serving from 22 Feb.. 1862, until the end of the war, and during the recesses of that body acted as volunteer aide on the staff of Gen. Jubal A. Early. After the war Mr. Goode removed to Norfolk, Va., but is now (1887) engaged in the prac- tice of the law in Washington, I). C. Shortly after his removal to Norfolk he was again elected to the, Virginia legislature, and was then chosen to con- gress as a Democrat, serving from 6 Dec, 1875, till 3 March. 1881. Mr. Goode was a member of the National Democratic conventions of 1868 and 1872, and was a presidential elector in 1852, 1856, and 1884. In May, 1885, he was appointed solicitor- general of the United States, and retained the of- fice until August. 1886. During his term of service he visited Brit ish C( >] umbia, to represent the United States in an extradition case.

GOODE, William Osborne, legislator, b. in Mecklenburgh county, Va., 16 Sept., 1798 ; d. in Boydton, Va., 3 July, 1859. He was graduated at William and Mary, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1821, beginning the practice of his profession at Boydton. He was for many years a member of the legislature, taking an active part in the debates on slavery in 1832, and was sent as a delegate to the State reform convention in 1827-32. He was afterward elected to congress as a Democrat, serving from 31 May, 1841, till 3 March, 1843. He was again, for several successive years, chosen to the state legislature, and was three times elected speaker of the Virginia house of dele- gates. He was a member of the State constitu- tional convention of 1850, aiid was again elected to congress, serving from 5 Dec, 1853, to 3 March, 1859. He was re-elected, but died before taking his seat. Regarding slavery, he was in favor of gradual emancipation.

GOODELL, Winiam, missionarv. b. in Templeton, Mass., 14 Feb., 1792; d. in" Philadelphia, Pa., 18 Feb., 1867. He was graduated at Dartmouth in 1817, spent the three years following in the Andover theologi- cal seminary, and in 1822 sailed for the isl- and of Malta, as a mis- sionary. After a year spent there in the study of languages, he liroceeded to Beirut, whei'e he remained five years, enduring many hardships and dangers, the town be- ing plundered, his house sacked by Be- douin Arabs, and his life threatened, after the repulse of the Greeks in March, 1826.

Mr. Goodell went, in

1831, to Constantinople, where he labored especially among the Armenians. During his twenty-nine years of missionary life Dr. Goodell was compelled to change his residence thirty-three times. The crowning work of