George Goodyear (December 9, 1801 – November 18, 1884) was an American clergyman and politician. He was born in Hamden, Connecticut, December 9, 1801.
He graduated from Yale College in 1824.Yale Catalogue of Officers and Students 1853 He attended Yale Divinity School for three years, and served as a pastor of the Orthodox Congregational Denomination.A Sermon Delivered at the Dedication of the Second Congregational Church, in Worcester, Aug. 20, 1829 Aaron Bancroft; Griffin and Morrill Printers, 1829
He married Elizabeth Anderson of Gaines, New York, daughter of Robert Anderson, in 1830. His wife died in February 1844, and he then married Roxana Rand, daughter of Deacon L. S. Rand of Townshend, Vermont, on December 8, 1844. Roxana survived him, along with three children by his first marriage. In 1855 he received a call to become pastor in Temple, New Hampshire, where he was installed on April 25, 1855.Biographical Sketches Yale University. Class of 1824; 1855 pg. 9 He also later served as a member of the New Hampshire legislature from Temple.Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives New Hampshire. General Court 1866
He died in Temple, New Hampshire, of tuberculosis on November 18, 1884. A History of Temple, New Hampshire, 1768-1976, Volumes 1768-1976. Historical Society of Temple, N.H.; W. L. Bauhan, 1976
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