Robert Goodenow

Robert Goodenow (born April 19, 1800 in Henniker , Merrimack County , New Hampshire , † May 15, 1874 in Farmington , Maine ) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1853 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Goodenow was the younger brother of Rufus K. Goodenow (1790-1863), who sat between 1849 and 1851 also for the State of Maine in Congress and of Daniel Goodenow (1793-1863) the later Maine Attorney General . In 1802 he moved with his parents to Brownfield ( Massachusetts ) in present-day Maine. There and in Sanford he attended public schools. After that he first studied medicine. After completing a law degree and being admitted to the bar in 1822, he began to work in his new profession in Wilton . Between 1828 and 1834 he was also a district attorney. In 1832 he moved his residence and practice to Farmington.

Politically, Goodenow was a member of the Whig Party . In the congressional election of 1850 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Maine . There he took over from John Otis on March 4, 1851 . Since he was no longer nominated by his party for the next election in 1852, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1853 . This was determined by the discussions about slavery in the run-up to the civil war .

In 1857, Goodenow was appointed State Bank Commissioner . From 1866 to 1868 he was a chamberlain in Franklin County . He then acted again as district attorney until 1870. Between 1868 and 1874, Goodenow was treasurer of the Franklin County Savings Bank . He died on May 15, 1874 in Farmington and was buried there.

Web links

• Robert Goodenow in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

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