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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. Jamestown is a city located in Chautauqua County, New York in the USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 31,730. ... Chautauqua County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. ... Williams College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The United States Air Force (or USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... First Lieutenant is a military rank. ... Combatants Western Allied/UN combatants: South Korea, United States, United Kingdom Communist combatants: North Korea, Peoples Republic of China, Soviet Union Commanders Douglas MacArthur Kim Il-sung, (Peng Dehuai de facto) Strength Note: All figures may vary according to source. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ...

Goodell graduated from Yale Law School 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. Yale Law School, established in 1843 in New Haven, Connecticut, is a division of Yale University. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Quinnipiac University is a private four-year university in Hamden, Connecticut, just north of New Haven. ... Nickname: The Elm City Location Location in Connecticut Coordinates , Government Counties New Haven County Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Area  Ranked 48th  - Total 5,549 sq. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Political career

Goodell was a congressional liaison assistant for the Department of Justice 1954-1955. He was elected in a special election on May 26, 1959, as a Republican to the Eighty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel A. Reed. He was reelected to the Eighty-seventh Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from May 26, 1959, until his resignation September 9, 1968. On September 10, 1968, he was appointed by the governor of New York Nelson Rockefeller as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the unexpired term of the assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy and served from September 10, 1968, to January 3, 1971. Justice Department redirects here. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Senators George David Aiken (R-VT) Gordon Llewellyn Allott (R-CO) Clinton Presba Anderson (D-NM) Edward Lewis Bartlett (D-AK) James Glenn Beall (R-MD) Wallace Foster Bennett (R-UT) Alan Harvey Bible (D-NV) Henry Styles Bridges (R-NH) Styles Bridges (R-NH) Clarence Norman Brunsdale (R-ND... Daniel Alden Reed was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. ... Sessions of the 87th Congress, (1961-1963) Categories: United States Congress by session ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Assassination is the deliberate killing of an important person, usually a political figure or other strategically important individual. ... RFK redirects here. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

In 1970, the New York Republican Party was split deeply over the issue of the conservatism of much of the grassroots support for the party versus the perceived liberalism of the party organization, leadership, and Governor Rockefeller himself. While Rockefeller's supporters were strong enough within the party and its regular organization to assure Goodell's receiving the party's nomination for another term, conservative activists left the party en masse to support someone farther to the right. Goodell was not discouraged. Running under the slogan "Senator Goodell — He's too good to lose", he received the nomination of the Liberal Party as well as that of the regular Republican organization, which was perfectly permissible under New York laws allowing for electoral fusion. Despite Rockefeller's support and that of the Liberals, Goodell split the liberal/progressive vote with the Democratic candidate, Richard Ottinger, and was defeated by Conservative Party nominee James L. Buckley for election to the seat, and actually finished a distant third, with 24.3% of the vote. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... Grassroots is a political movement for individual constituents of a community to voice their ideas and opinions. ... This article discusses liberalism as a major worldwide political ideology, its development, and its many modern-day variations. ... Look up Slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party active only in the state of New York. ... Electoral fusion is an arrangement where two or more political parties support a common candidate, pooling the votes for all those parties. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Richard L. Ottinger (born January 27, 1929) is an American politician of the Democratic Party, a former member of the United States House of Representatives, and a legal educator. ... The Conservative Party of New York is a minor political party active only in New York State. ... James Buckley James Lane Buckley (born March 9, 1923 in New York City) was a United States Senator from the Conservative Party of New York State from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1977. ...

Goodell resumed the practice of law and was a resident of Washington, D.C., until his death there on January 21, 1987. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

His son, Roger Goodell, is the Chief Operating Officer of the National Football League, and is considered a frontrunner for the position of Commissioner following the announced retirement of current Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... Paul Tagliabue ©ESPN Paul Tagliabue (born November 24, 1940) is an American sports executive. ...

References

• This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Charles Ellsworth Goodell's biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress