B. Frank Goodell

Goodell was born on July 12, 1843, in Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio.^[1][2] After his father died, he and his mother relocated to Montello, Wisconsin, around 1850.^[1] He was an editor and publisher by trade, and he founded the Montello Express with William Cogan.^[1] He married Mary Waldref (1847–1913) in 1865, and they relocated to Portage, Wisconsin, in 1878, where he worked for the Portage City Record.^[1] In 1886 he cofounded The Portage Daily Register with Sheppard S. Rockwood (1838–1905).^[1] He died of pneumonia at his daughter's home in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 10, 1924.^[1][3]

Goodell was a member of the Assembly during the 1876 session.^[4] He was a Democrat.