Lafayette-Gadsden-Dixie County FlArchives Biographies.....Goodbred, Robert Lee 1869 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com February 12, 2008, 9:38 pm Author: B. F. Johnson (1909) Robert Lee Goodbred Robert Lee Goodbred, chief physician of the Florida Hospital for the Insane at Chattahoochee, and one of the most prominent citizens of that section of the State is a resident of Mayo, Fla. He was born in Old Town, Fla., October 25, 1869. He is descended, on his father's side, from a large and influential family who settled in Virginia during the early Colonial period. Representatives of the family served in the Revolution and the War of 1812, and were among the prominent citizens of the State. The name is still a familiar one in Virginia. Dr. Goodbred's Virginia ancestors intermarried with the Lees, the Westmorelands and the Randolphs. His grandfather removed from Virginia about 1830 and located in Alachua county, Fla. In 1856 his family removed to that part of what was then Madison county, that is now Lafayette county. His father, Thomas S., was a planter and stock raiser. He was a Confederate soldier and served the entire four years of the war, with the exception of six months, when he was in a Federal prison at Cedar Key, Fla. He escaped from prison and rejoined his command. Beginning in 1884 he was a member of the Florida Legis lature for four consecutive terms. He married Lucy Annie Peacock, a member of a prominent South Carolina family. After securing in the public schools the necessary preparatory training, our subject matriculated at the Florida Normal College at White Springs, in 1887, having previously taken several short terms in other normal schools between terms of teaching in country schools and was graduated with the degree of B. S. in 1889. He afterward took a medical course at the Atlanta Medical College, from which he was graduated March 3, 1892. Thus equipped, he began the practice of his profession at Mayo, Fla., within a month after his graduation. He kept up a general practice for thirteen years in Mayo, until 1905, when he was elected chief physician of the Florida Hospital for the Insane at Chattahoochee which position he now holds. Dr. Goodbred is a careful student and well informed on all matters pertaining to the practice of his profession. He has enjoyed an extensive practice and stands high in his profession as a skilled and experienced physician and surgeon. Though still a young man, he has filled many important positions. From 1893 to 1895 he was President of the Lafayette County Board of Health, from 1897 to 1899 President of the Suwannee River Medical Association and from 1901 to 1905 Surgeon of the Florida Railway. Aside from his professional duties he is deeply concerned in matters of public interest and has taken a prominent part in local and State politics. From 1896 to 1900 he was Chairman of the Lafayette County Democratic Executive Committee and from 1900 to 1904 a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee. Dr. Goodbred keeps himself informed on the advancement of medical science and all matters pertaining to his profession. He is a constant student of medical journals and scientific publications which serve to keep him abreast of the most advanced thought along these lines. Outside of these he is interested in and has derived much benefit from the study of historical works and biographical subjects, from which he has been able to extract and apply to his own career precepts and examples of great value and usefulness. He writes with ease and dignity, and expresses himself with clearness and the directness of the scientist. He is a frequent contributor to various medical journals and to the daily press on professional and current topics. Dr. Goodbred is a leader in the medical organizations which tend to the advancement of scientific knowledge as well as professional ethics and has rendered the profession valuable service in this respect. He is a member of the Suwannee Medical Association, Florida Medical Association, American Medical Association and Atlanta Medical Alumni Association. Dr. Goodbred is a member of the Baptist Church, a Mason and a Knight of Pythias. He was married June 3, 1896 to Claudia May Sheppard, daughter of Col. C. R. M. and Mary (Barnett) Sheppard of Old Town, Fla. Additional Comments: Extracted from: FLORIDA EDITION MAKERS OF AMERICA AN HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL WORK BY AN ABLE CORPS OF WRITERS VOL. III. Published under the patronage of The Florida Historical Society, Jacksonville, Florida ADVISORY BOARD: HON. W. D. BLOXHAM COL. FRANK HARRIS HON. R. W. DAVIS SEN. H. H. McCREARY HON. F. P. FLEMING W. F. STOVALL C. A. CHOATE, SECRETARY 1909 A. B. CALDWELL ATLANTA, GA. COPYRIGHT 1909 B. F. JOHNSON Photo: http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/lafayette/photos/bios/goodbred80gbs.jpg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/lafayette/bios/goodbred80gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/flfiles/ File size: 5.3 Kb