Caspar Frederick Goodrich

Background

Goodrich, Caspar Frederick was born on January 7, 1847 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Sarah A. (Bearden) Goodrich.

Education

Graduated from the United States Naval Academy, 1864. Honorary Master of Arts, Yale, 1888. Doctor of Science, Princeton, 1919.

Career

Ensign, November 1, 1866. Master, December, 1866. Lieutenant, March 12, 1868.

Lieutenant commander, March 26, 1869.

Commander, September 27, 1884. Captain, September 16, 1897.

Rear admiral, February 17, 1904. Retired, January 7, 1909.

Commandant Naval Unit, Princeton University, 1918, and officer Material School for the Pay Corps, Princeton, New Jersey, 1918-1919.

Naval delegate to Historical Convention, Saragossa, Spain, 1908. Gold medalist, United States Naval Institute. President Naval History Society, 1914-1916.

Home: Princeton, New Jersey.

Achievements

• Caspar Frederick Goodrich has been listed as a noteworthy naval officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Eleanor Milnor, September 4, 1873. Married second, Sarah M. Hays.

Father:

William Goodrich

Mother:

Sarah A. (Bearden) Goodrich

Spouse:

Sarah M. Hays.

Spouse:

Eleanor Milnor