Samuel Goode

Samuel Goode (born March 21, 1756 in Chesterfield County , Colony of Virginia , †  November 14, 1822 in Invermay , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1799 and 1801 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Goode attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. In the 1770s he joined the American Revolution and took part in the War of Independence . He was first lieutenant in the cavalry in Chesterfield County and later colonel of the militia. After the war he embarked on a political career. Between 1778 and 1785 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives . In the late 1790s he joined the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson .

In the congressional elections of 1798 Goode was elected in the eighth constituency of Virginia to the US House of Representatives, which was then still in Philadelphia , where he succeeded Thomas Claiborne on March 4, 1799 . Until March 3, 1801 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . During this time, the new federal capital Washington, DC was moved. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Samuel Goode no longer appeared politically. He died on November 14, 1822 on his Mecklenburg County estate .

Web links

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