Milo Goodrich was born on 3 January 1814 at
East Homer, New York.
2 He was the son of
Philander Goodrich and
Almira Swift.
1 He married
Eunice Eastman in 1844.
2 He died on 15 April 1881 at age 67.
2 Transcribed from Case: "He received a common-school education, and at the age of sixteen commenced teaching for the purpose of enabling him to pursue his studies. He taught during the winters, from 1830 to 1838, at the following places: South Courtland, N.Y; Groton, N.Y; Mahoning, Penn; Peruville, N.Y; Weymouth, Ohio; Brooklyn, Ohio; Berkshire, N.Y. During this time he succeeded in carrying on his studies, in part at Homer Academy and afterward at Oberlin Institute, Ohio; and in 1838 entered the law office of Judge Barton of Worcester, Mass., where he was admitted to the bar in 1840. He commenced the practice of his profession in Beloit, Wis., where he remained for two years, after which he returned to his native county. In 1844, he married, and moved to Dryden, Tompkins County, N.Y., which was his place of residence for the suceeding thirty years, and where, by untiring energy, united with great natural strength of mind and vigorous physical constitution, he rose from the most humble to the highest grade of his profession. His power before juries and his success in the higher State and United States courts will long be remembered and appreciated by his old friends and clients in Tompkins and adjoining counties.
He continued in active practice at Auburn until a few weeks prior to his death. He loved his profession, and practiced it for the success he attained rather than for the pecuniary compensation, which was with him a secondary consideration. He was common and unobtrusive in his manners, generous with his means, and exemplary in his habits. He was elected a member of the House of Representatives of the Forty-second Congress; was also a delegate to the constitutional convention of the State of New York, in 1867, where, as a member of the judiciary committee, he submitted a minority report favoring an elective judiciary with a term of fourteen years, which was subsequently adopted."
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