The biographical encyclopœdia of Ohio of the nineteenth century:

BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPdEDIA.
hating pretence, with'an exceeding love of truth, a warm,
loving heart and the most delicate sense of hoiior. A professional brother said of him, he "never had the privilege
of knowing a man whose virtues and talents so strongly
commanded his regard." w
in I838 was re-elected. In I84O he was elected to and
filled for one term a seat in the State Senate. His first
presidential vote was cast for John Quincy Adams. He
was a Whig up to the formation of' the Republican party,
with which he has been prominently connected ever since.
His familiarity with accounts has led to his appointment as
an Examiner, to visit the various counties of the State to
look over the books of their auditors and treasurers. He is
a profoundly read lawyer, a careful and impartial official
and an enterprising and energetic citizen, and is generally
respected officially as well as professionally.
'e~i OODMAN, JAMES i-., Lawyer and ex-State
Auditor, was born, October Igth, i8o8, in Berk'fl]''| eley county, Virginiia, and moved with his parents
to Ohio in I812, settling in Fairfield county.
Here he remained until I8i8, when he went to
Franklin county, where he obtained his education
in the common schools. Deciding upon following the profession of law, when eighteen years of age he selected as
his preceptor Judge 0. Parish, of Columbus, with whom he
read. In I828 he was admitted to the bar, having passed
a very meritorious examination. In November of that year
he was married to Anna Davis, of Marion, Ohlio. Settling
in that place, he opened an office and entered upon his
practice, which, more rapidly than is usually the case, became both large and remunerative. He continued in his
professional calling until I850, when he was elected President of the' Bellefontaine & Indiana Railroad Company,
and administered for six years the duties of this important
office with care and rare executive ability. He then resigned the presidency of the road and resumed practice.
Colonel Goodman was trying a case in court when the
news reached Marion that Fort Sumter had been taken and
that President Lincobln had called for troops. He asked
for and was granted a continuance of the cause, and enlisted as a private in the 4th Ohio Regiment. He set about
raising a company, and in a few days had its ranks full,
and was appointed its Captain. He went with his command to Camp Jackson, where he was elected Major of the
regiment, which was shortly after ordered into Western
Virginia, where it formed part of McClellan's army. Mr.
Goodman participated in the battle of Rich Mountain, and
within a few weeks was commissioned as Lieutenant-Col'onel, being advanced eventually to the position of Colonel.
:He served gallantly in the battles of Romney, Winchester,
'Blue Gaps, Charles City Court House and Fredericksburg.
In the latter he was wounded in three different portions of
the body, and in July, i863, on account of his physical
disability, resulting from his injuries, was honorably discharged. After the war he was brevetted Brigadier-General
for distinguished services on the field. DuringI 1863 he
was nominated, without his consent, and elected as Auditor
of the State of Ohio, and upon the expiration of his first
term was re-elected. In this position he conscientiously
and ably discharged the duties devolving upon him, and
earned the esteem of the entire citizenship of the State
without regard to party affiliations. His political career
commenced early in life. In I835 he was elected by the
Whigs to the- Legislature', serving in the lower.-Hotse, and
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~UPPER, BENJAMIN, was born in Stoughton,
~tll Massachusetts, in I738. He served throughout
(M:.~;the Revolutionary war, and became BrigadierOc,~_" <General. In I785 he was appointed to survey
tC..Qg lands northwest of the Ohio, and helped to form
the Ohio Land Company. Its affairs he managed,
living in Marietta from I788, in which year he assisted to
hold the first Civil Court in the Northwest Territory. Appointed Judge, he presided until his death in June, I792.
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RIGHT, ROBERT, Manufacturer, was born in
Portage county, Ohio, June 2d, I809. His
parents were residents of Pennisylvan-ia, whence
'his father, a farmer, removed to Ohio in 18oo.
His early education was received at the county
school, in flocking county, whose winter sessions
he attended until he had reached his eighteenth year.
During the summer months of those years he was engaged
in farm labor. Later, he also taught school for two or
three terms in the winter season. He was thus employed
as a farm hand until I835, but during the latter years of
that time was engaged in agricultural pursuits on his own
account. From I835 until I842 he was interested in the
construction of the Hocking Valley Canal, having secured a
contract to finish five miles of this enterprise, partly in
Athens and partly in Hocking county. Fromn I842 until
I855 he was employed entirely in agricultural pursuits-, and
in the latter year purchased the larger portion of the Hocking Falls Mills, securing the balance of the property in
I862.'This miill w~as built by Governor Worthington, of
Ohio, about the year I 8 I8, and remained ill the possession
of his family until r855. Since its sale the present owner
has continued to conduct its affairs, and in connection with
it is extensively interested in farming and stock-raising.
The farm operated by him at the present time has been in
his possession since I829. In I844 he was elected a Justice of the Peace, but resigned this office in I846. He also
served two terms of three'years each as County Commissioner In 185o he was appointed by the Legislature