Charles Goodell

Charles Ellsworth Goodell (March 16, 1926 – January 21, 1987) was a U.S. Representative and a Senator from New York, notable for coming into both offices under special circumstances following the deaths of his predecessors.

Early life and education

Goodell was born in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y., on March 16, 1926. He attended the public schools of Jamestown and later graduated from Williams College in 1948. During the Second World War he served in the United States Navy as a seaman second class 1944-1946, and in the United States Air Force as a first lieutenant during the Korean War 1952-1953.

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Jamestown - Chautauqua County - Public school - Williams College - 1948 - Second World War - United States Navy - 1944 - 1946 - United States Air Force - First lieutenant - Korean War - 1952 - 1953

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Goodell graduated from Yale University School of Law in 1951, and also received a graduate degree from Yale University Graduate School of Government in 1952; he was a teacher at Quinnipiac College in New Haven in 1952 as well. He was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1951, the New York bar in 1954, and commenced practice in Jamestown, New York.

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Yale University - 1951 - Quinnipiac College - New Haven - Connecticut - Bar - 1954

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