John Dent Goodman (c1817-1900)
c.1817 Born in Peterborough.
1855 John Dent Goodman was a gun manufacturer of Old Glasshouse, 77 Baget Street, Birmingham[1]
1860 Chairman of the Birmingham Small Arms Trade
1862 J. Dent Goodman, merchant/factor, of Joshua Scholefield and Sons, of 5 Minories, Birmingham[2]
1871 John D Goodman 54, magistrate, gun manufacturer, American merchant, lived in Kings Norton with M Goodman 53, Frederick B Goodman 24, Frances L Goodman 15, Margaret J Goodman 12[3]
1900 March 11th. Died in Kings Norton. 'John Dent Goodman, of Peachfield, Edgbaston, J.P., and of the firm of Scholefield, Goodman, and Sons, Birmingham, merchant, chairman of the Birmingham and Midland Bank and of the Birmingham Small Arms Company (Limited), who died on March 11 last, age 83 years.'[4]