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Frederic A. Godcharles
Frederic A. Godcharles
In office
1901 – 1902
In office
1905 – 1908
In office
1927 – 1931
Born June 3, 1872
Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Died December 30, 1944
Leonardtown, Maryland
Political party Republican
Spouse Mary Walls Barber
Residence Milton, Pennsylvania

Frederic Antes Godcharles (June 3, 1872 - December 30, 1944) was a Pennsylvania politician, historian and author, who served as soldier and as director of the State Library of Pennsylvania and State Museum of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Legislature of the U The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Legislative branch of Pennsylvania government The State Library of Pennsylvania is one of the largest research libraries in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The State Museum of Pennsylvania is a non-profit Museum in downtown Harrisburg, run by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to preserve and interpret the Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Northumberland is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leonardtown is the county seat of St Mary's County Maryland. The population was 1896 at the 2000 census Milton is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, 50 miles (80 km north of Harrisburg. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The State Library of Pennsylvania is one of the largest research libraries in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The State Museum of Pennsylvania is a non-profit Museum in downtown Harrisburg, run by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to preserve and interpret the

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Personal life

Godcharles was born on June 3, 1872 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, the first of five children of Elizabeth (born Burkenbine) and Charles Aiken Godcharles. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Northumberland is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. His four younger siblings were Mary, Charles, Walter, and Elizabeth (the last three were born in Milton, Pennsylvania). Milton is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, 50 miles (80 km north of Harrisburg. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern [1][2] He married Mary Walls Barber (1880 - 1952) in Washington D.C. on June 15, 1904. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on They had no children. [2]

Godcharles was an avid trap shooter and placed fourth in a professional-amateur shoot. Trap shooting is one of the three major forms of competitive Clay pigeon shooting ( Shotgun shooting at Clay targets. [3] He and his wife moved to Maryland after his term as Director of the Pennsylvania State Library and Museum, and died in Leonardtown there after a brief illness, aged 72. Leonardtown is the county seat of St Mary's County Maryland. The population was 1896 at the 2000 census [1]

Public service

Godcharles was a member of the U.S. Army in the Spanish-American War in 1898. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. He served in the Army again during the First World War,[4] and rose to the rank of captain. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All [3][5]

Godcharles was a member of the Republican Party and served in both houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the U Godcharles represented Northumberland County in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1901 and 1902,[6] and represented Union County in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1905 to 1908. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Legislature of the U The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Legislative branch of Pennsylvania government [7] Interestingly, other sources differ as to his service in the General Assembly: his obituary in the New York Times said he served in the "General Assembly in 1900 and the Pennsylvania Senate from 1904 to 1908",[1] while The Political Graveyard says he was a member of the "Pennsylvania state senate, 1905-08" and a member of the Pennsylvania delegation to the 1908 Republican National Convention,[4] and the book Union County, Pennsylvania: A Celebration of History lists him as representing Union County, Pennsylvania in the State Senate from 1909 to 1912. The Political Graveyard is a Website and Database that catalogues information about over 180000 American political figures and political families Union County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. [8]

In 1920 Godcharles was living in Milton, Pennsylvania working as the editor of a weekly newspaper. [2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for the office of Secretary of Internal Affairs in 1926,[9] and was mentioned as a probable nominee for the same office in 1930. [10]

State librarian and museum director

Godcharles served as Pennsylvania State Librarian and Director of the State Museum of Pennsylvania from 1927 to 1931. The State Library of Pennsylvania is one of the largest research libraries in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The State Museum of Pennsylvania is a non-profit Museum in downtown Harrisburg, run by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to preserve and interpret the [11][12] He had numerous duties outside the state library and museum. For example, in 1928 Godcharles presided at the dedication of a new museum at the birthpalce of Henry Clay Frick in Scottdale, Pennsylvania. Henry Clay Frick ( December 19 1849 &ndash December 2 1919) was an American industrialist and art patron once Scottdale is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 49 miles (79 km southeast of Pittsburgh. [13] He served as the official representative for Pennsylvania Governor John S. Fisher and featured speaker at a Flag Day parade and ceremony in New York City in 1929. John Stuchell Fisher ( May 25, 1867 S Mahoning Twp PA &ndash June 25, 1940 Pittsburgh) was Pennsylvania 's 28th A flag day is a Flag -related holiday—either a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a National flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event The City of New York [14] In 1930 Godcharles was a founding member of the "Society for Pennsylvania Archeology" (SPA) and was elected to its executive board. [12]

The State Museum of Pennsylvania had been founded in 1905, and at the time of his appointment the state librarian was also director of the museum. Godcharles wrote in 1927 that "the Museum was at a standstill. Nothing of importance had been done in this division, nor anything of value added for some years. He sought extra funding and received a budget increase to increase the museum staff to a total of nine, however the state legislature hampered his efforts by requiring over $11,000 of the budget be kept as a reserve fund instead. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been It also did not appropriate any additional funds to acquire more "specimens and artifacts". [12] Despite these limitations, 1928 was a record-breaking year for school visits at the museum. In 1929 there were over 20,000 total visitors to the museum and the American Association of Museums ranked it as one of the top sixteen in the United States. [12]

Godcharles' tenure coincided with the beginning of the Great Depression and the state library and museum budget were cut repeatedly as a result. These and staff cuts led him to write "We have not 'sold' our enterprise to the Legislature or to others who hold the public purse strings. They do appreciate the educational importance of the work proposed. It is for us to educate them. "[12] He resigned in 1931, but remained active in the SPA, serving as its president in 1933. [12] In 1936 he was elected president of the Eastern States Archeological Foundation and announced a Works Progress Administration project to restore a 1643 Swedish settlement on Tinicum Island near Chester on behalf of the Historical Commission of Pennsylvania, a precursor to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest New Deal agency employing millions of people Chester is a city in Delaware County Pennsylvania, with a population of 36854 at the 2000 Census. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection conservation and interpretation [15]

Author

Godcharles was the author of many works on Pennsylvania history and was awarded a D. Litt.[16] His first book was Freemasonry in Northumberland & Snyder Counties, Pennsylvania (1911, two volumes). Doctor of Letters ( Latin: Litterarum doctor; DLitt; or Litt D [17] His next book grew out of series of newspaper columns he wrote on Pennsylvania history, the self-published Daily Stories of Pennsylvania: Prepared for Publication in the Leading Daily Newspapers of the State (1924). [18] The New York Times review noted it had "a story for each day of the year", many of them originally "widely published in Pennsylvania newspapers on the anniversary of the event or person concerned", and that "Mr. Godcharles succeeds admirably in choosing and bringing out essential facts and relating it all in a readable style. "[19]

In 1933 his five-volume Pennsylvania: Political, Governmental, Military and Civil was published, with volumes on Government (I), Political (II), Military (III), Physical (IV), and Biographical (V) history. [20] In 1944 the four-volume Chronicles of Central Pennsylvania was published. [16] He was an editor of an index to the thirty-two volume Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography. [21]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Frederic A. Godcharles: Ex-Director of Pennsylvania Library, a Historian", Obituary, New York Times, December 31, 1944, p. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.  25.  
  2. ^ a b c Frederic Antes GODCHARLES: 1872 - 1944. Milton Families. Retrieved on 2008-02-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland
  3. ^ a b "Hill and Bombay Lead in Trap Shoot", The New York Times, July 17, 1927, p. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.  S3.  
  4. ^ a b Index to Politicians: Godard to Goder. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 2008-02-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland
  5. ^ RG-13: Records of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection conservation and interpretation Retrieved on 2008-02-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland
  6. ^ Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1901 -1902. Harold Cox, Wilkes University. Retrieved on 2008-02-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne
  7. ^ Pennsylvania Senate: 1905 - 1906. and Pennsylvania Senate: 1907 - 1908. Harold Cox, Wilkes University. Retrieved on 2008-02-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne
  8. ^ Snyder, Charles McCool (2000). Union County, Pennsylvania: A Celebration of History. The Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 0917127137. Retrieved on 2008-02-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne  
  9. ^ "Pepper Blames "Organization"", New York Times, May 20, 1926, p. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.  2.  
  10. ^ "Vare to Open Fight Today Despite Plea", New York Times, February 19, 1930, p. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.  13.  
  11. ^ cite web| url=http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/libraries/cwp/view.asp?a=2&Q=40547 | title = Roster of State Librarians | publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Education | |accessdate=2008-02-22 }}
  12. ^ a b c d e f Smith, Eric Ledell (2005). The Pennsylvania State Museum: A Centennial History 1905 - 2005. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection conservation and interpretation Retrieved on 2008-02-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne  
  13. ^ "Frick Museum Dedicated", New York Times, June 18, 1928, p. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.  18.  
  14. ^ "Military Display Marks Flag Day", New York Times, June 15, 1929, p. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.  8.  
  15. ^ "WPA to Restore Colony", The New York Times, October 18, 1936, p. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.  N7.  
  16. ^ a b Godcharles, Frederic Antes (1944). Chronicles of Central Pennsylvania. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor  
  17. ^ Circulating Library Catalogue: Freemasonry In Pennsylvania. The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania. Retrieved on 2008-02-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
  18. ^ Godcharles, Frederic Antes (1924). Daily Stories of Pennsylvania: Prepared for Publication in the Leading Daily Newspapers of the State. Milton, Pennsylvania: self-published. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor  
  19. ^ "Brief Reviews: Pennsylvania Days", The New York Times, December 28, 1924, p. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.  BR31.  
  20. ^ Godcharles, Frederic Antes (1933). Pennsylvania: Political, Governmental, Military and Civil. New York: American Historical Society. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor  
  21. ^ Godcharles, Frederic Antes; Stock, Walter D. (2000). Index to the Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, Volumes I-XXXII. Clearfield, Pennsylvania: Clearfield. ISBN 0806346574. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor  
Persondata
NAME Frederic A. Godcharles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fred Godcharles
SHORT DESCRIPTION American author, historian, government official, soldier
DATE OF BIRTH June 3, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Northumberland, Pennsylvania (United States)
DATE OF DEATH December 30, 1944)
PLACE OF DEATH Leonardtown, Maryland
Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Northumberland is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leonardtown is the county seat of St Mary's County Maryland. The population was 1896 at the 2000 census
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