Benjamin Franklin "Dad" Goodell (July 12, 1843 – December 10, 1924) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Goodell was born on July 12, 1843, in Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio.
[1][2] After his father died, he and his mother relocated to Montello, Wisconsin, around 1850.
[1] He was an editor and publisher by trade, and he founded the Montello Express with William Cogan.
[1] He died of pneumonia at his daughter's home in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 10, 1924.