John Z. Goodrich

John Zacheus Goodrich (born September 27, 1804 in Sheffield , Berkshire County , Massachusetts , † April 19, 1885 in Stockbridge , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1855 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Goodrich attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. He also worked in the trade. Goodrich became a member of the Whig Party and served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1848 and 1849 .

In the congressional election of 1850 , Goodrich was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the Seventh Constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Julius Rockwell on March 4, 1851 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1855 . Since 1853 he represented there as the successor of Barker Burnell the eleventh district of his state. His time as a congressman was marked by the events leading up to the civil war .

In the spring of 1861 Goodrich was a member of a negotiating commission that unsuccessfully sought to prevent the outbreak of civil war in the federal capital, Washington. Between January and March 1861 he also held the office of lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. Between 1861 and 1865, Goodrich was in charge of customs in Boston . After that, he retired. He died on April 19, 1885 in Stockbridge, where he was also buried.

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SURNAME	Goodrich, John Z.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Goodrich, John Zacheus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 27, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sheffield , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	April 19, 1885
Place of death	Stockbridge , Massachusetts