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Type of entity
Person
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Goodhue, George O. (George Oliver), 1847-1901
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Description area
Dates of existence
1847-1901
History
George Oliver Goodhue was born on January 2, 1847, in Danville, Quebec. He was the son of Joseph Lord Goodhue, who owned the J.L. Goodhue & Sons tannery. He published articles on bee-keeping in the 1880s. In the 1890s he started a petition to raise funds to purchase a new mastiff for Helen Keller, and contacted Helen Keller's teacher about funding her education.
He died on June 25, 1901, in Danville, Quebec.