John M. Goodenow
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th district |
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| In office March 4, 1829 – April 9, 1830 |
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| Preceded by | John C. Wright |
| Succeeded by | Humphrey H. Leavitt |
| Supreme Court of Ohio | |
| In office February 1, 1830 – May 7, 1830 |
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| Preceded by | Gustavus Swan |
| Succeeded by | Henry Brush |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Jefferson County district |
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| In office December 1, 1823 – December 5, 1824 Serving with William Lowery |
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| Preceded by | Jere H. Halleck, James Wilson, Samuel McNary |
| Succeeded by | William Hamilton, William Lowery |
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| Born | 1782 Westmoreland, New Hampshire |
| Died | July 20, 1838 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Waters, Sarah Lucy Wright Campbell |
| Children | Lucy, Angela Jane, Lucia |
John Milton Goodenow (1782–1838) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, Goodenow attended the public schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1813. He was appointed collector of direct taxes and internal duties for the sixth collection district of Ohio in 1817. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1823.
He served the Freemasons as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio in 1827.[1]
Goodenow was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1829, until April 9, 1830, when he resigned, having been chosen a judge of the supreme court of Ohio. He resigned in the summer of 1830 on account of ill health. He moved to Cincinnati in 1832. Ohio Presidential elector in 1832 for Andrew Jackson.[2] He was appointed presiding judge of the court of common pleas in 1833. He died in Cincinnati, July 20, 1838.[3] He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Publications
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- Attribution
- John M. Goodenow at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Succeeded by Humphrey H. Leavitt |
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- 1782 births
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- Masonic Grand Masters
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- People from Cheshire County, New Hampshire
- People from Steubenville, Ohio
- Ohio lawyers
- Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery
- Ohio Jacksonians
- Members of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Ohio Supreme Court justices
- United States presidential electors
- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians
