John M. Goodenow
Encyclopedia
John Milton Goodenow 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.
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
.
He was appointed presiding judge of the court of common pleas in 1833.
He died in Cincinnati, July 20, 1838.
He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery
, Cincinnati.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
.
Born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire
Westmoreland, New Hampshire
Westmoreland is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,874 at the 2010 census. Westmoreland is historically an agricultural town, with much arable farmland.-History:...
, Goodenow attended the public schools.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
and commenced practice in Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio on the Ohio-West Virginia border in the United States. It is the political county seat of Jefferson County. It is also a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, 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.
Goodenow was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first
21st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
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
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
.
He was appointed presiding judge of the court of common pleas in 1833.
He died in Cincinnati, July 20, 1838.
He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery
Spring Grove Cemetery
Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum is a nonprofit garden cemetery and arboretum located at 4521 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the second largest cemetery in the United States and is recognized as a U.S. National Historic Landmark....
, Cincinnati.