Nathan Goodell


Nathan Goodell was the fifth and ninth mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Biography

Goodell was born on August 8, 1798 in Pomfret, Connecticut. He was the eleventh of twelve children born to Richard and Marcia Goodell. Goodell would move to Jefferson County, New York and marry Hannah Mosely Weeks, the daughter of a Swedenborgian clergyman. They would have two children. After their marriage, they moved to Detroit, Michigan before settling in Green Bay. Goodell died from apparent pneumonia on June 2, 1883.

Career

Goodell was mayor in 1859 and 1864. He was also Superintendent of Streets for a number of years.