GOING
GO LDSBO ROUGH
1S9'?,. and was a Republican representative in the
4Sth, 4!)th and 50th congresses, 1883-89. He was
the Republican candidate for governor of West
Virginia in 1876 and again in 1888 but was de
feated at both elections. In 1892 he was appointed
by President Harri-son judge of the U.S circuit
court for the 4th circuit comprising Maryland,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and
West Virginia.
GOING, Jonathan, educator, was born in Reading, Vt., March 7, 17SG, sou of Jonathan and Sarah K. Going. He was graduated from Brown in 1809, and in May, 1811, was ordained pastor of the Baptist church in Cavendish, Vt., where he remained till 1815. In December, 1815, he re- moved to Worcester, Mass., where he was pastor of a Baptist church till 1832, and in 1816 was principal of a Latin grammar school. He was corresponding secretarj' of the American Baptist home mission society, and resided at Brooklyn, N.Y., 1832-37; and was second president of Gran- ville (Ohio) literary and theological institution, 1837^4. He was a trustee of Brown, 1825-44; one of the founders of the Newton theological institution, Newton. JIass., and a member of the Ohio Baptist education society. He received the honorary degrees A.M. from the University of Vermont in 1812, andD.D. from Waterville college in ls:!2. He died in Granville, Ohio, Nov. 9, 1844. GOLD, William Jason, educator, was born in W'ashington. D.C.. June 17, 1845; the eldest son of Daniel and Mai-y Ann (Kendall) Gold and grandson of Abraham and Anna (Burr) Gold, and of the Hon. Amos Kendall of Kentucky. His first ancestor in America, Maj. Nathan Gold of St. Ednuindbury, England, settled in Fairfield, Conn., in 164.J was named in the charter of Charles II , and was a mem- ber of the council, 16")7-94. His son, Nathan, was lieuten- ant-governor of Con- necticut from 1708 to 1723, and chief justice of the su- preme coiu't of Con- necticut froin 1712; Nathan 2d's gi-andson Col. Abraham, was killed at the battle of Ridgefield, Conn., 1777. William Jason attended the preparatory school of Columbian college, Washington, D.C., and was graduated at Harvard in 1865. He at- tended the General theological seminary. New York city, 186.J-67; was graduated at Seabury divinity school, Faribault, Minn., in 1868, and
was ordained deacon in 1868 ami priest in 1869.
He was in cliarge of Holy Cross church, Dundas,
Minn., 1868-77; professor of New Testament exe-
gesis and liturgies at the Seabury divinity school,
1873-76, instructor in Latin and Greek, Racine
college. 1877-80; professor, 1880-85; professor of
e.xegesis and liturgies at the Western theological
seminary, Chicago, 1885-98, and was appointed
warden of the seminary in 1898. He was elected
deputy to the Triennial general convention from
the diocese of Chicago, 1886, 1889, 1892, 1895 and
1898; was a member of the joint committee on
the revision of the pra3'er book, 1886-89, and ex
amining chaplain to the bishop of Chicago from
1885. He was married, Oct. 7, 1868, to Kate
Doran Eaton of Cambridge, Mass., who died Sept
18, 1888, leaving three daughters, Katherine
Eaton, Mary Kendall and Louise Eaton. He
became a member of the editorial .staff of the
Living Cliurch, Chicago, 111., in 1888, and received
the degree of S.T.D. from Racine college in 1885.
He died in Chicago, 111., Jan. 11, 1903.
GOLDSBOROUGH, Charles, governor of Mary land, was born at Hunting Creek, Caroline county, Md., July 15, 1765; son of Charles and Anna Maria (Tilgham) Goldsborough. He was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania, A.B.. 1784, A.M., 1787; was a representative ift the 9th-14th congresses, 1805-17, and governor of Maryland, 1818-19. He was married first to- Elizabeth, daughter of Judge Robert Golds- borough of Myrtle Grove, Md., and secondly to- Sarah Yerburg, daughter of Charles Goldsbor- ough of Horn's Point, the eldest son of Charles Goldsljorough of Cambridge, Md. He died at Shoal Creek, near Cambridge. Md.. Dec. 13, 1834.
GOLDSBOROUGH, John Roberts, naval officer, was born in Wasliingtoii, D.C., July 2, 1809; son of Charles Washington and Catharine (Roberts), and grandson of John and Caroline Goldsboiough. His father was clerk of the naval depart- ment at Wash- ington, and sec- retary of the naval board. John Roberts entered the United States navy as mid- shipman in 1824, was promoted lieutenant, 1837; commander, 1855; captain, 1862, and commodore, 1867. He distinguished himself while midship- man by leaving the sloop Warren in a launch with nineteen men and capturing the Greek pirate schooner HeXene of four guns, manned by fifty-eight men. He was on coast survey service, 184-1-50, and was attached to the sloop Saraloija, 1851-54. He commanded the steamer Union on
U.S.S. SHEAJAAIDOAH.
