Charles W. Goodier
Charles W. Goodier | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Blasdell, New York | |
| In office July 1, 1953 – July 1, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Edward F. Moss |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Schwindler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23, 1923 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | November 17, 2013 (aged 90) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Blasdell, New York West Seneca, New York |
| Occupation | Politician, preacher |
Charles W. Goodier was an American politician and Plymouth Brethren evangelist who served as the mayor of the village of Blasdell, New York in the 1950s.[1][2]
Early life
Goodier was born on January 23, 1923, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. His father was Joseph Goodier, an English emigrant from Heaton Mersey in Greater Manchester, and his mother was Gladys (née Whitehead) Goodier. Joseph served in World War One, fighting for the English.
Charles would later serve as a commander of an Airborne division of the Flying Tigers in World War Two, where he flew B-17 bomber planes.[3]
During the war, he had an audience with Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
Politics
After returning home to Blasdell from serving in the Air Force, Charles married the former Rita M. Sommer, a sergeant of a division of the Women's Army Corps. Soon, he found himself running for elected office in their small village.
In 1949, Goodier narrowly lost an election to the village's board of trustees to Republican Lawrence Schwindler.[4] However, the following year, Goodier won a seat on the same board.[5]
By 1953, Goodier unseated longtime incumbent mayor Edward F. Moss by winning that year's mayoral election.[6] He won re-election against Republican Spencer Plarr in 1953, but was unable to continue in elected village politics because he had moved one block outside of the Blasdell village limits.[6][1]
Instead of elected office, Goodier was appointed as the Blasdell village clerk and treasurer in 1958, a post he held for several years before running unsuccessfully for his prior post as village mayor after moving back into the village limits in 1957.[7][8]
Personal life and preaching
Soon, Goodier was appointed as an elder at the Blasdell Gospel Chapel. He served in this position for over forty years. Here, he became a director of the Western New York Gospel Expansion Project and worked to plant churches and Plymouth Brethren camps across Western New York.[1] Among these camps was Camp Li Lo Li located in Red House, New York.[9]
His wife, Rita, died in 1976. In 1978, he married Louise Lynch.[1] With Rita, he had ten children.
Later life
Goodier moved to the Buffalo suburb of West Seneca in retirement.[1]
He died on November 17, 2013, at the age of 91.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Charles W. Goodier Sr., 91, former Blasdell mayor". November 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Our Campaigns – Candidate – Charles W. Goodier".
- ↑ https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1583&context=masters
- ↑ "Our Campaigns – Blasdell NY Village Trustee Race – Mar 17, 1949".
- ↑ "Our Campaigns – Blasdell NY Village Trustee Race – Mar 27, 1950".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Our Campaigns – Blasdell NY Mayor Race – Mar 18, 1953".
- ↑ "Our Campaigns – Blasdell NY Mayor Race – Mar 19, 1957".
- ↑ "The Sun and the Erie County Independent 19 Mar 1959, page Page 4".
- ↑ "History & Beliefs".
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