Daniel Goodenow

Daniel Goodenow (born October 30, 1793 in Henniker , New Hampshire , † October 7, 1863 in Alfred , Maine ) was an American lawyer and politician , also in 1838 and again in 1843 Maine Attorney General .

Life

Daniel Goodenow was born in Henneker, New Hampshire. He had four brothers and two sisters. His brothers included Rufus K. Goodenow (1790-1863), who sat between 1849 and 1851 for the State of Maine in Congress and Robert Goodenow (1800-1874), who also represented the State of Maine in Congress between 1851 and 1853 . The family moved to Brownfield , Maine in 1802 .

Most of his schooling was self-taught, but attended Dartmouth College after being admitted to the senior class. Before attending college and afterwards, he studied law with John Holmes in Alfred, Maine, and was admitted to the bar in 1817.

A member of the Whig Party , Goodenow was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1825, 1827 and 1829 , and was Speaker of the House in 1830. He ran unsuccessfully for governor of Maine in 1831, 1832 and 1833 and served as Maine Attorney General as a member of the National Republican Party in 1838 and again in 1842. He was then appointed judge of the District Court of the Western District, and on October 10, 1855, Governor Lot M. Morrill appointed him Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Courts. He held this office until 1862.

Daniel Goodenow was married twice; first marriage to Sarah Ann Holmes (1805-1840), the daughter of John Holmes. With her he had three children, two sons and a daughter. He died in Alfred on October 7, 1863. His grave is in the Parish Congreational Church Cemetery in Alfred.

Web links

• Daniel Goodenow in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Full text of "History of York County, Maine. With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers". In: archive.org. The Nathan & Henry B. Cleaves Law Library, accessed October 14, 2019 . 
2. ^ ^{A b} (17) Daniel Goodenow - Associate Justice 1855-1862. In: The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2009. The Nathan & Henry B. Cleaves Law Library, accessed January 25, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Goodell to Goodrell. In: politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016 .