John R. Goodin

John R. Goodin

John Randolph Goodin (born December 14, 1836 in Tiffin , Ohio , † December 18, 1885 in Kansas City , Kansas ) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1877 he represented the state of Kansas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1844, John Goodin moved to Kenton , Ohio with his father . There he graduated from high school. He also attended Geneva College . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1857, he began to work in Kenton in his new profession. In 1859 he moved to Humboldt , Kansas.

Goodin was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1866 he was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives. From 1868 to 1876 Goodin was a judge in the seventh judicial district of his state. In the 1874 congressional elections, held nationwide, he was elected his party's candidate for the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . There he took over from Stephen A. Cobb on March 4, 1875 . But since he was not confirmed in the elections of 1876, he could only complete one legislative term in Congress until March 3, 1877 .

After his time in Congress, John Goodin published the Inter State newspaper in Humboldt. He died in December 1885 in Kansas City and was buried there.

Web links

• John R. Goodin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John R. Goodin in the database of Find a Grave (English)