John Goode

John Goode Jr. ( May 27, 1829 in Bedford County , Virginia , † July 14, 1909 in Norfolk , Virginia) was an American lawyer and politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Virginia in the Confederate Congress and in the US House of Representatives represented. He also served as United States Solicitor General from 1885 to 1886 .

Virginia politician

Goode made his college Accounts 1848 in Emory and then studied in Lexington the law . In 1851 he was inducted into the bar and began practicing in Liberty . In 1852 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives ; In 1861 he attended the state convention that established Virginia's secession from the United States.

He remained politically active in the Confederation and was elected to the House of Representatives at the first and second Confederate Congresses. His tenure began on February 22, 1862 and ended with the defeat of the Confederate in 1865. During parliamentary hiatus, he was in the Confederate Army as a volunteer on the staff of Major General Jubal A. Early .

Change to Washington

After the war, Goode returned to practice and was again a member of the Virginia Parliament between 1866 and 1867. After moving to Norfolk in 1887, he moved his practice to Washington ; Another term in the House of Representatives followed. Eventually he was elected to the US House of Representatives, where he remained from December 6, 1875 to March 3, 1881. During this time he was, among other things, chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor .

In 1868 and 1872 Goode was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention ; he also represented his party in 1884 as an elector in the Electoral College , as he had previously done in 1852 and 1856 . In May 1885, US President Grover Cleveland then appointed him to the office of Solicitor General , the federal government's chief legal representative. He held this post until August 1886, when he was replaced by George A. Jenks . During his tenure, he visited British Columbia because of an extradition case .

After all, in old age, Goode was president of the Virginia Bar Association and chaired the constitutional convention of his state from 1901 to 1902.

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SURNAME	Goode, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 27, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bedford County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	July 14, 1909
Place of death	Norfolk , Virginia