William S. Goodwin

William S. Goodwin

William Shields Goodwin (born May 2, 1866 in Warren , Bradley County , Arkansas , † August 9, 1937 there ) was an American politician . Between 1911 and 1921 he represented the seventh constituency of the state of Arkansas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Goodwin attended the common schools, the Farmers' Academy in Duluth ( Georgia ) as well as some other schools in Georgia. Goodwin later studied at both the University of Arkansas and the University of Mississippi . After studying law and his admission as a lawyer in 1894, he began to work in Warren in his new profession. As a member of the Democratic Party , he was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1895 ; between 1905 and 1909 he was a member of the State Senate . From 1907 to 1911, Goodwin was also a curator for the University of Arkansas.

In the 1910 congressional elections, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the seventh district of Arkansas , where he succeeded Robert M. Wallace on March 4, 1911 . After he was re-elected four times, he was able to complete a total of five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1921 . In 1920 he missed the re-nomination of his party. After leaving Congress, Goodwin withdrew from politics. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer in Warren. He died there in 1937.

Web links

• William S. Goodwin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William S. Goodwin in the database of Find a Grave (English)