Samuel Goode (mayor) explained

Birth Date:October 1819
Birth Place:Hampton Charles, Herefordshire
Death Date:26 July

Samuel Goode (October 1819 – 26 July 1901) was a mayor of Adelaide, South Australia.

History

He arrived in South Australia on 24 September 1850[1] on the Princess Helena[2] with his parents Samuel and Mrs. Goode, brothers Matthew (later of Matthew Goode and Co) and Charles Henry (later Sir Charles, founder of Goode, Durrant and Co.), and sister Mrs Marshall.[3] Another brother, Ernest Russell Goode (– 23 June 1927) was born at Ivingtonbury and emigrated to South Australia.[4]

In England he had worked on his father's farm, but for much of his first seven years in South Australia he worked as a draper with brothers Matthew and Charles as Goode Brothers.[1] In 1857 he returned to England to marry a Miss Russell of Kingsland near Leominster and returned to Adelaide, rejoining his brothers' firm.[1] He returned to Leominster around 1860, where at Ivingtonbury he profitably bred Hereford cattle[5] and served on the Leominster town council. In 1889 he again returned to Adelaide and ran farms near Islington railway station (later the suburbs Regency Park and Kilburn) and at north Norwood. He was elected to the Adelaide City Council and served as mayor from 1863 to 1864. To him fell the honour of laying the foundation stone for the new Town Hall's Albert Tower.

In 1865, he travelled with his wife and children to London on the clipper ship City of Adelaide (became the world's oldest surviving clipper ship).[6]

He served as Chief Magistrate for a year. and was a member of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society and its president from 1900 to 1901.

He was a member of the Agriculture Bureau and closely followed the improvements in yield that accompanied scientific use of artificial fertilizers.[7]

Family

Samuel Goode married Miss Russell, a daughter of E. Russell of Kingsland, Herefordshire, in 1857. Their children included:

He died at his residence "Montpellier" in Hill street, North Adelaide. Two sons and three daughters survived him. They had another property, also called "Montpellier" in Parkside, South Australia.

Notes and References

  1. News: The Late Mr. Samuel Goode . . Adelaide . 27 July 1901 . 3 September 2012 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Advertising. . . Adelaide . 27 September 1850 . 16 March 2013 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: Notes & Queries . . Adelaide . 7 May 1927 . 19 January 2013 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Obituary . . Adelaide . 25 June 1927 . 16 March 2013 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: The Late Mr. Samuel Goode. . . Adelaide . 27 July 1901 . 8 March 2013 . 4 . National Library of Australia. This reference contains considerable detail regarding breeding and farming practice of the late 19th century.
  6. News: TOPICS OF THE DAY. . . Adelaide . 20 January 1865 . 8 December 2013 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: The Late Mr. Samuel Goode . . Adelaide . 27 July 1901 . 3 September 2012 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: Family Notices. . . Adelaide . 3 September 1914 . 17 March 2013 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  9. News: Concerning People . . Adelaide . 7 September 1914 . 17 March 2013 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  10. Web site: Architects of South Australia . Architect Details: David Williams . . 11 January 2023.
  11. News: Family Notices. . . Melbourne . 23 March 1946 . 25 March 2013 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
  12. News: Family Notices. . . Melbourne . 27 June 1942 . 25 March 2013 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  13. News: Family Notices. . . Adelaide . 20 November 1894 . 16 March 2013 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  14. News: Death of Mrs. J.E. Good . . Adelaide . 26 February 1895 . 16 March 2013 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  15. News: Sudden Death of Dr. J. E. Good on Birthday. . . Adelaide . 7 December 1935 . 18 March 2013 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
  16. News: Points from Letters . . Adelaide . 16 January 1935 . 18 March 2013 . 22 . National Library of Australia.