John R. Goodin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John R. Goodin

American politician

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1836

Place of Birth: Tiffin, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1885

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician, editor, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About John R. Goodin

  • John Randolph Goodin (December 14, 1836 – December 18, 1885) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer, judge and editor from Ohio and Kansas. Born in Tiffin, Ohio, Goodin moved to Kenton, Ohio with his father in 1844.
  • He attended Kenton High School and Geneva College, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1857, commencing practice in Kenton.
  • He moved to Humboldt, Kansas in 1859, was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1866 and was judge of the seventh judicial district of Kansas from 1868 to 1876.
  • Goodin was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1874, serving from 1875 to 1877, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1876.
  • Afterwards, he was editor of the Inter State in Humboldt, Kansas and moved to Kansas City, Kansas in 1883 where he died on December 18, 1885.
  • He was interned in Oak Grove Cemetery in Kansas City.

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