Charles W. Goodyear

Charles W. Goodyear
19th District Attorney of Erie County, New York
In office October 15, 1877 – December 31, 1877
Preceded by	Daniel N. Lockwood
Succeeded by	Robert C. Titus
Assistant District Attorney of Erie County, New York
In office January 1, 1875 – October 15, 1877
Preceded by	Norris Morey
Succeeded by	Samuel M. Welch
Personal details
Born	Charles Waterhouse Goodyear October 15, 1846 Cortland, New York, US
Died	April 16, 1911(1911-04-16) (aged 64) Buffalo, New York, US
Resting place	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo
Spouse	Ella Portia Conger
Children	4, including Anson
Relatives	See Goodyear family
Residence	888 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo
Occupation	President of the Great Southern Lumber Company and Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad

Charles Waterhouse Goodyear (October 15, 1846 – April 16, 1911) was an American lawyer, businessman, lumberman, and member of the prominent Goodyear family of New York. Based in Buffalo, New York, along with his brother, Frank, Charles was the founder and president of several companies, including the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad, Great Southern Lumber Company, Goodyear Lumber Company, Buffalo & Susquehanna Coal & Coke Company, and the New Orleans Great Northern Railroad Company.

In the late 19th century, his brother and he were highly successful in harvesting timber from formerly isolated areas of Pennsylvania and New York. They built railroad spurs to provide access to the properties and local sawmills, using the railroads to transport lumber to market. In the early 20th century, they used this same strategy in the South. They bought several hundred thousand acres of virgin pine forest in Louisiana and Mississippi, built the largest sawmill in the world, and developed the company town of Bogalusa, Louisiana, for the workers to support their operation. They also built a railroad to serve the operation and connect it to markets. Goodyear was also a director of Marine National Bank, and of General Railway Signal.