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Yale College 109
James Lester Goodwin, B.A. 1902.
Born January 12, 1880, in Hartford, Conn
Died January 28, 1944, in Hartford, Conn
Father, Lester Henry Goodwin, a druggist in Hartford; associated with
Goodwin Drug Company; son of Henry Augustus and Louisa (Hubbard)
Goodwin of Hartford. Mother, Esther (Campbell) Goodwin, daughter of
James and Esther (Gnswold) Campbell of North Manchester, Conn Yale
relatives include: James Campbell (M.A. Hon 1891) (uncle), and Ernest
Campbell, '93 L., Frederic W. Campbell, '02, and James N H Campbell,
'03 (cousins).
Hartford Public High School. Dissertation appointment Junior year;
second dispute appointment Senior year; Freshman Glee Club; Apollo
Glee Club Sophomore year; Ivy Committee, member Eta Phi and Alpha
Delta Phi.
Salesman in Providence, R.I., office American Brass Company 1902-04,
engaged m settling his father's estate and secretary Goodwin Drug Company 1904-05; with Whidock Coil Pipe Company (later Whidock Manufacturing Company), manufacturers and engineers of boiler room equipment, Hartford, 1906-44 (assistant treasurer 1908-11, general manager
1911-21, vice-president and treasurer 1921-25, and president 1925-44);
president Manufacturers Association of Hartford County 1923-26, Newington Home for Crippled Children 1926-34, and Hartford Community
Chest 1927 (vice-president in charge campaign committees, director 1935,
director at large 1939); director Hartford Hospital (chairman executive
committee 1931-42), American School for the Deaf at Hartford, North
Street Settlement, and Association of Community Chests and Councils,
New York City; member Yale Alumni Association of Hartford, Manufacturers Association of Connecticut (chairman budget committee),
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford.
Unmarried.
Death due to coronary occlusion Buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Survived by a sister, Mrs. Cleaveland Floyd of Boston, Mass., and a
brother, Howard Goodwin, '06
William Alvin Higgins, B.A. 1902.
Born January 30, 1876, in Flemtngton, N.J.
Died January 8, 1944, in Atlanta, Ga
Father, Vandevere Higgins, a farmer in Flemington Mother, Mary
(Merrell) Higgins. Yale relatives include a cousin, Asa S Merrell, '10 S
| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1940-1945 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1940-1945 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
| Title | Page 109 |
| Transcript | Yale College 109 James Lester Goodwin, B.A. 1902. Born January 12, 1880, in Hartford, Conn Died January 28, 1944, in Hartford, Conn Father, Lester Henry Goodwin, a druggist in Hartford; associated with Goodwin Drug Company; son of Henry Augustus and Louisa (Hubbard) Goodwin of Hartford. Mother, Esther (Campbell) Goodwin, daughter of James and Esther (Gnswold) Campbell of North Manchester, Conn Yale relatives include: James Campbell (M.A. Hon 1891) (uncle), and Ernest Campbell, '93 L., Frederic W. Campbell, '02, and James N H Campbell, '03 (cousins). Hartford Public High School. Dissertation appointment Junior year; second dispute appointment Senior year; Freshman Glee Club; Apollo Glee Club Sophomore year; Ivy Committee, member Eta Phi and Alpha Delta Phi. Salesman in Providence, R.I., office American Brass Company 1902-04, engaged m settling his father's estate and secretary Goodwin Drug Company 1904-05; with Whidock Coil Pipe Company (later Whidock Manufacturing Company), manufacturers and engineers of boiler room equipment, Hartford, 1906-44 (assistant treasurer 1908-11, general manager 1911-21, vice-president and treasurer 1921-25, and president 1925-44); president Manufacturers Association of Hartford County 1923-26, Newington Home for Crippled Children 1926-34, and Hartford Community Chest 1927 (vice-president in charge campaign committees, director 1935, director at large 1939); director Hartford Hospital (chairman executive committee 1931-42), American School for the Deaf at Hartford, North Street Settlement, and Association of Community Chests and Councils, New York City; member Yale Alumni Association of Hartford, Manufacturers Association of Connecticut (chairman budget committee), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford. Unmarried. Death due to coronary occlusion Buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Survived by a sister, Mrs. Cleaveland Floyd of Boston, Mass., and a brother, Howard Goodwin, '06 William Alvin Higgins, B.A. 1902. Born January 30, 1876, in Flemtngton, N.J. Died January 8, 1944, in Atlanta, Ga Father, Vandevere Higgins, a farmer in Flemington Mother, Mary (Merrell) Higgins. Yale relatives include a cousin, Asa S Merrell, '10 S |
