Richard W. Goode, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Florida mayor
Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1844
Place of Birth: London
Date of Death: 17-Sep-1912
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Richard W. Goode
- Richard Walter Goode (October 28, 1844 – September 17, 1912) was a one-term mayor of Melbourne, Florida from 1905 to 1906.
- With his father John Goode, he was one of the first settlers of Melbourne. He was born in London, England, and moved to Chicago, Illinois while still a boy.
- He enlisted in the 18th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment at age seventeen.
- He served in the American Civil War, and was honorably discharged at its end. He married Jessie S.
- Maltman in Chicago in 1869.
- In May 1877, they moved to Melbourne.
- He was the second European settler in the area. He was the father of Captain Alexander J.
- Goode, the grandfather of Harry C.
- Goode, Sr., who served on the Melbourne City Council and great-grandfather of Harry C.
- Goode, Jr.
- who also served as mayor. In 1884, he built the Goode House.
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