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 Charles and Jules were two of eight children of a [[Jewish]] couple, Leon Godchaux (1824-1899), a native of [[France]], and the former Justine Lamm (1838-1906). From 1919 to 1953, Charles was the president of Godchaux Sugars, Inc., based in Raceland in Lafourche Parish, forty-five miles from New Orleans. From 1953 until his death the following year, he was the chairman of the board of the company. He was a director of Leon Godchaux's Clothing Company begun by their father. He was a trustee of Touro Infirmary and the Jewish Children's Home. He was one of the founders of International House Hotel and the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association. He was the president of the still standing Whitney National Bank on St. Charles Avenue.<ref name=cg>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Charles|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses two sources for its short article on Charles Godchaux: ''Who Was Who in America, 1951-1960,'' and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 24, 1954.</ref>
-Charles and Jules both attended Philips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in Exeter, [[New Hampshire]]. Jules also graduated in 1892 with a degree in [[engineering]] from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Boston]].<ref name=jules/> Charles married the former Bonita Hiller (1879-1962) and had two daughters.<ref name=cg/> Jules married the former Cora Dorothy Tanner (1880-1961), [[Chicago]] native; the couple had no children.<ref name=jules/>
+Charles and Jules both attended Phillips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in Exeter, [[New Hampshire]]. Jules also graduated in 1892 with a degree in [[engineering]] from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Boston]].<ref name=jules/> Charles married the former Bonita Hiller (1879-1962) and had two daughters.<ref name=cg/> Jules married the former Cora Dorothy Tanner (1880-1961), [[Chicago]] native; the couple had no children.<ref name=jules/>
 Jules was the company vice-president in charge of operations while his brother was the company president. Jules was also the chairman of the Raceland Bank and Trust Company and president of the Luling-Hahnville Bank. He was an honorary life member of the Louisiana Engineering Society and a founder of the American Sugar Cane League, which lobbied for favorable policy for Louisiana sugar growers.<ref name=jules>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Jules|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref>

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 '''Charles Godchaux''' (January 8, 1869 &ndash; October 23, 1954) and his younger brother, '''Jules Godchaux''' (July 11, 1872 &ndash; July 5, 1951), were [[business]]men engaged in [[sugar]] production and [[banking]] in their native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
-Charles and Jules were two of eight children of a [[Jewish]] couple, Leon Godchaux (1824-1899), a native of [[France]], and the former Justine Lamm (1838-1906). From 1919 to 1953, Charles was the president of Godchaux Sugars, Inc., based in Raceland in Lafourche Parish, forty-five miles from New Orleans. From 1953 until his death the following year, he was the chairman of the board of the company. He was a director of Leon Godchaux's Clothing Company begun by their father. He was a trustee of Touro Infirmary and the Jewish Children's Home. He was one of the founders of International House Hotel and the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association. He was the president of the stil standing Whitney National Bank on St. Charles Avenue.<ref name=cg>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Charles|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses two sources for its short article on Charles Godchaux: ''Who Was Who in America, 1951-1960,'' and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 24, 1954.</ref>
+Charles and Jules were two of eight children of a [[Jewish]] couple, Leon Godchaux (1824-1899), a native of [[France]], and the former Justine Lamm (1838-1906). From 1919 to 1953, Charles was the president of Godchaux Sugars, Inc., based in Raceland in Lafourche Parish, forty-five miles from New Orleans. From 1953 until his death the following year, he was the chairman of the board of the company. He was a director of Leon Godchaux's Clothing Company begun by their father. He was a trustee of Touro Infirmary and the Jewish Children's Home. He was one of the founders of International House Hotel and the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association. He was the president of the still standing Whitney National Bank on St. Charles Avenue.<ref name=cg>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Charles|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses two sources for its short article on Charles Godchaux: ''Who Was Who in America, 1951-1960,'' and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 24, 1954.</ref>
 Charles and Jules both attended Philips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in Exeter, [[New Hampshire]]. Jules also graduated in 1892 with a degree in [[engineering]] from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Boston]].<ref name=jules/> Charles married the former Bonita Hiller (1879-1962) and had two daughters.<ref name=cg/> Jules married the former Cora Dorothy Tanner (1880-1961), [[Chicago]] native; the couple had no children.<ref name=jules/>

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 '''Charles Godchaux''' (January 8, 1869 &ndash; October 23, 1954) and his younger brother, '''Jules Godchaux''' (July 11, 1872 &ndash; July 5, 1951), were [[business]]men engaged in [[sugar]] production and [[banking]] in their native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
-Charles and Jules were two of eight children of a [[Jewish]] couple, Leon Godchaux (1824-1899), a native of [[France]], and the former Justine Lamm (1838-1906). From 1919 to 1953, Charles was the president of Godchaux Sugars, Inc., based in Raceland in Lafourche Parish, forty-five miles from New Orleans. From 1953 until his death the following year, he was the chairman of the board of the company. He was a director of Leon Godchaux's Clothing Company begun by their father. He was a trustee of Touro Infirmary and the Jewish Children's Home. He was one of the founders of International House Hotel and the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association. He was the president of Whitney National Bank.<ref name=cg>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Charles|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses two sources for its short article on Charles Godchaux: ''Who Was Who in America, 1951-1960,'' and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 24, 1954.</ref>
+Charles and Jules were two of eight children of a [[Jewish]] couple, Leon Godchaux (1824-1899), a native of [[France]], and the former Justine Lamm (1838-1906). From 1919 to 1953, Charles was the president of Godchaux Sugars, Inc., based in Raceland in Lafourche Parish, forty-five miles from New Orleans. From 1953 until his death the following year, he was the chairman of the board of the company. He was a director of Leon Godchaux's Clothing Company begun by their father. He was a trustee of Touro Infirmary and the Jewish Children's Home. He was one of the founders of International House Hotel and the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association. He was the president of the stil standing Whitney National Bank on St. Charles Avenue.<ref name=cg>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Charles|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses two sources for its short article on Charles Godchaux: ''Who Was Who in America, 1951-1960,'' and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 24, 1954.</ref>
 Charles and Jules both attended Philips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in Exeter, [[New Hampshire]]. Jules also graduated in 1892 with a degree in [[engineering]] from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Boston]].<ref name=jules/> Charles married the former Bonita Hiller (1879-1962) and had two daughters.<ref name=cg/> Jules married the former Cora Dorothy Tanner (1880-1961), [[Chicago]] native; the couple had no children.<ref name=jules/>

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 '''Charles Godchaux''' (January 8, 1869 &ndash; October 23, 1954) and his younger brother, '''Jules Godchaux''' (July 11, 1872 &ndash; July 5, 1951), were [[business]]men engaged in [[sugar]] production and [[banking]] in their native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
-Charles and Jules were two of eight children of a [[Jewish]] couple, Leon Godchaux (1824-1899) and the former Justine Lamm (1838-1906). From 1919 to 1953, Charles was the president of Godchaux Sugars, Inc., based in Raceland in Lafourche Parish, forty-five miles from New Orleans. From 1953 until his death the following year, he was the chairman of the board of the company. He was a director of Leon Godchaux's Clothing Company begun by their father. He was a trustee of Touro Infirmary and the Jewish Children's Home. He was one of the founders of International House Hotel and the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association. He was the president of Whitney National Bank.<ref name=cg>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Charles|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses two sources for its short article on Charles Godchaux: ''Who Was Who in America, 1951-1960,'' and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 24, 1954.</ref>
+Charles and Jules were two of eight children of a [[Jewish]] couple, Leon Godchaux (1824-1899), a native of [[France]], and the former Justine Lamm (1838-1906). From 1919 to 1953, Charles was the president of Godchaux Sugars, Inc., based in Raceland in Lafourche Parish, forty-five miles from New Orleans. From 1953 until his death the following year, he was the chairman of the board of the company. He was a director of Leon Godchaux's Clothing Company begun by their father. He was a trustee of Touro Infirmary and the Jewish Children's Home. He was one of the founders of International House Hotel and the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association. He was the president of Whitney National Bank.<ref name=cg>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Charles|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses two sources for its short article on Charles Godchaux: ''Who Was Who in America, 1951-1960,'' and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 24, 1954.</ref>
-Charles and Jules both attended Philips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in Exeter, [[New Hampshire]]. Jules also graduated in 1892 with a degree in [[engineering]] from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Boston]].<ref name=jules/> Charles married the former Bonita Hiller (1879-1962) and had two daughters.<ref name=cg/> Jules married the former Cora Dorothy Tanner; the couple had no children.<ref name=jules/>
+Charles and Jules both attended Philips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in Exeter, [[New Hampshire]]. Jules also graduated in 1892 with a degree in [[engineering]] from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Boston]].<ref name=jules/> Charles married the former Bonita Hiller (1879-1962) and had two daughters.<ref name=cg/> Jules married the former Cora Dorothy Tanner (1880-1961), [[Chicago]] native; the couple had no children.<ref name=jules/>
 Jules was the company vice-president in charge of operations while his brother was the company president. Jules was also the chairman of the Raceland Bank and Trust Company and president of the Luling-Hahnville Bank. He was an honorary life member of the Louisiana Engineering Society and a founder of the American Sugar Cane League, which lobbied for favorable policy for Louisiana sugar growers.<ref name=jules>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Jules|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref>

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 Charles and Jules were two of eight children of a [[Jewish]] couple, Leon Godchaux (1824-1899) and the former Justine Lamm (1838-1906). From 1919 to 1953, Charles was the president of Godchaux Sugars, Inc., based in Raceland in Lafourche Parish, forty-five miles from New Orleans. From 1953 until his death the following year, he was the chairman of the board of the company. He was a director of Leon Godchaux's Clothing Company begun by their father. He was a trustee of Touro Infirmary and the Jewish Children's Home. He was one of the founders of International House Hotel and the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association. He was the president of Whitney National Bank.<ref name=cg>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Charles|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses two sources for its short article on Charles Godchaux: ''Who Was Who in America, 1951-1960,'' and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 24, 1954.</ref>
-Charles and Jules both attended Philips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in Exeter, [[New Hampshire]]. Jules also graduated in 1892 with a degree in [[engineering]] from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Boston]].<ref name=jules/> In 1889, Charles married the former Bonita Hiller (1879-1962) and had two daughters.<ref name=cg/> Jules married the former Cora Dorothy Tanner; the couple had no children.<ref name=jules/>
+Charles and Jules both attended Philips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in Exeter, [[New Hampshire]]. Jules also graduated in 1892 with a degree in [[engineering]] from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Boston]].<ref name=jules/> Charles married the former Bonita Hiller (1879-1962) and had two daughters.<ref name=cg/> Jules married the former Cora Dorothy Tanner; the couple had no children.<ref name=jules/>
 Jules was the company vice-president in charge of operations while his brother was the company president. Jules was also the chairman of the Raceland Bank and Trust Company and president of the Luling-Hahnville Bank. He was an honorary life member of the Louisiana Engineering Society and a founder of the American Sugar Cane League, which lobbied for favorable policy for Louisiana sugar growers.<ref name=jules>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Jules|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref>

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 '''Charles Godchaux''' (January 8, 1869 &ndash; October 23, 1954) and his younger brother, '''Jules Godchaux''' (July 11, 1872 &ndash; July 5, 1951), were [[business]]men engaged in [[sugar]] production and [[banking]] in their native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
-Charles and Jules were two of eight children of Leon Godchaux (1824-1899) and the former Justine Lamm (1838-1906). From 1919 to 1953, Charles was the president of Godchaux Sugars, Inc., based in Raceland in Lafourche Parish. From 1953 until his death the following year, he was the chairman of the board of the company. He was a director of Leon Godchaux's Clothing Company begun by their father. He was a trustee of Touro Infirmary and the Jewish Children's Home. He was one of the founders of International House Hotel and the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association. He was the president of Whitney National Bank.<ref name=cg>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Charles|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses two sources for its short article on Charles Godchaux: ''Who Was Who in America, 1951-1960,'' and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 24, 1954.</ref>
+Charles and Jules were two of eight children of Leon Godchaux (1824-1899) and the former Justine Lamm (1838-1906). From 1919 to 1953, Charles was the president of Godchaux Sugars, Inc., based in Raceland in Lafourche Parish, forty-five miles from New Orleans. From 1953 until his death the following year, he was the chairman of the board of the company. He was a director of Leon Godchaux's Clothing Company begun by their father. He was a trustee of Touro Infirmary and the Jewish Children's Home. He was one of the founders of International House Hotel and the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association. He was the president of Whitney National Bank.<ref name=cg>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Charles|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses two sources for its short article on Charles Godchaux: ''Who Was Who in America, 1951-1960,'' and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 24, 1954.</ref>
 Charles and Jules Godchaux were [[Jewish]]. Both attended Philips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in Exeter, [[New Hampshire]]. Jules also graduated in 1892 with a degree in [[engineering]] from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Boston]].<ref name=jules/> In 1889, Charles married the former Bonita Hiller (1879-1962) and had two daughters.<ref name=cg/> Jules married the former Cora Dorothy Tanner; the couple had no children.<ref name=jules/>

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 Charles and Jules Godchaux were [[Jewish]]. Both attended Philips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in Exeter, [[New Hampshire]]. Jules also graduated in 1892 from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Boston]].<ref name=jules/> Charles married the former Bonita Hiller in 1889 and had two daughters.<ref name=cg/> Jules married the former Cora Dorothy Tanner; the couple had no children.<ref name=jules/>
-Jules was the company vice-president in charge of operations while his brother was the company president. Jules was also the chairman of the Raceland Bank and Trust Company and president of the Luling-Hahnville Bank. He was an honorary life member of the Louisiana Engineering Society and a founder of the American Sugar Cane League, which lobbied for favorable policy for Louisiana sugar growers.<ref name=jules>{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Jules|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref>
+Jules was the company vice-president in charge of operations while his brother was the company president. Jules was also the chairman of the Raceland Bank and Trust Company and president of the Luling-Hahnville Bank. He was an honorary life member of the Louisiana Engineering Society and a founder of the American Sugar Cane League, which lobbied for favorable policy for Louisiana sugar growers.<ref name=jules>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-g/|title=Godchaux, Jules|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref>
 Charles died in New Orleans and is interred there at Metairie Cemetery.<ref name=cg/> Jules also died in New Orleans and is entombed there at Hope Mausoleum.<ref name=jules/>