Patrick Gaines Goode

Patrick Gaines Goode

Patrick Gaines Goode (born May 10, 1798 in Charlotte County , Virginia , †  October 17, 1862 in Sidney , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1837 and 1843 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his early teens, Patrick Goode came to Wayne County , Ohio, with his parents . He attended Xenia Academy and the public schools in Philadelphia ( Pennsylvania ). After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1821, he began to work first in Madison ( Indiana ) and then in Shelby County in Ohio in this profession. Politically, he joined the Whig Party in the 1830s . Between 1833 and 1835 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives .

In the congressional election of 1836 Goode was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Joseph Halsey Crane on March 4, 1837 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1843 . The period after 1841 was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

Goode also served as a clergyman in the Methodist Church and preached almost every Sunday during his time in Washington. Even after leaving the US House of Representatives, he continued to pursue this activity. Between 1844 and 1851 he also served as a judge at the court of appeal. He died in Sidney on October 17, 1862.

Web links

• Patrick Gaines Goode in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Patrick Gaines Goode in the database of Find a Grave (English)