James M. Goodhue | |
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Born | James Madison Goodhue March 31, 1810 Hebron, New Hampshire, US |
Died | August 27, 1852 Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | (aged 42)
Education | Amherst College |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, newspaper editor |
James Madison Goodhue (March 31, 1810 – August 27, 1852) was an American journalist, newspaper editor, and founder of the Minnesota Pioneer, Minnesota's first newspaper, which eventually merged with the Saint Paul Dispatch to become the Twin Cities Pioneer Press. He is the namesake of Goodhue County and is also known for being a founding member the first Masonic lodge in Minnesota, now known as St. Paul Lodge #3.[1]