Goodyear family

Goodyear
Current regionNew York
Place of originEngland
MembersFrank H. Goodyear
Charles W. Goodyear
Anson Goodyear
Connected familiesRomanov family
Knox family
Roosevelt family
Thurn und Taxis family
Estate(s)Goodyear House, A. Conger Goodyear House, Goodyear Cottage

The Goodyear family is a prominent family from New York, whose members founded, owned and ran several businesses, including the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad, Great Southern Lumber Company, Goodyear Lumber Co., Buffalo & Susquehanna Coal and Coke Co., and the New Orleans Great Northern Railroad Company.[1] Stephen Goodyear was a founder of the New Haven Colony, and served as Deputy governor from 1643 to 1658.[2] Stephen's descendent, Charles Goodyear, invented vulcanized rubber; the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is named after him. The family was also involved in the arts.[3] Anson Goodyear was an organizer of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City; he served as its first president and a member of the board of trustees.[4] William Henry Goodyear was the first curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  1. ^ "Frank H. Goodyear". www.buffaloah.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  2. ^ Letter from Deputy-Governor Goodyear of New Haven to Director Stuyvesant on trade between the colonies, New York State Archives. New York (Colony). Council. Dutch colonial administrative correspondence, 1646-1664. Series A1810-78. Volume 11, document 41, page 1.
  3. ^ "A. Conger Goodyear | Buffalo AKG Art Museum". buffaloakg.org. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  4. ^ Museum of Modern Art, Imagining the Future of The Museum of Modern Art, 1998, page 82