Goodrich, Chauncey
lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 20, 1759, in Durham, Conn. He was a representative in the Connecticut legislature in 1793; and a representative in congress from 1795 to 1801. From 1802 to 1807 he was a councilor of the state, and was elected United States senator from 1807 to 1813. He was elected mayor of Hartford in 1812, and resigned his seat in congress. He was elected lieutenant-governor of the state in 1813, and was a delegate to the Hartford convention in 1814. He died Aug. 18, 1815, in Hartford, Conn.