| Goodyear | |
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| Current region | New York |
| Place of origin | England |
| Members | Frank H. Goodyear Charles W. Goodyear Anson Goodyear |
| Connected families | Romanov 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[citation needed]. Stephen Goodyear was a founder of the New Haven Colony, and served as Deputy governor from 1643 to 1658.[1] 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[citation needed] . 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.[2] William Henry Goodyear was the first curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Museum of Modern Art, Imagining the Future of The Museum of Modern Art, 1998, page 82