Summary
John Milton Goodenow (1782 – July 20, 1838) was an American lawyer and politician who served one year as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1829 to 1830.
John Milton Goodenow | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – April 9, 1830 | |
| Preceded by | John C. Wright |
| Succeeded by | Humphrey H. Leavitt |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio | |
| In office February 1, 1830 – May 7, 1830 | |
| Preceded by | Gustavus Swan |
| Succeeded by | Henry Brush |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Jefferson County district | |
| In office December 1, 1823 – December 5, 1824 Serving with William Lowery | |
| Preceded by | Jere H. Halleck, James Wilson, Samuel McNary |
| Succeeded by | William Hamilton, William Lowery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1782 Westmoreland, New Hampshire |
| Died | July 20, 1838 (aged 55–56) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Waters, Sarah Lucy Wright Campbell |
| Children | Lucy, Angela Jane, Lucia |
Biography edit
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.
Early political career edit
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]
Congress edit
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.
An Ohio Presidential elector in 1832 for Andrew Jackson,[2] he was appointed presiding judge of the court of common pleas in 1833.
Death and burial edit
He died in Cincinnati, July 20, 1838.[3] He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Publications edit
- Goodenow, John (1819). Historical Sketches of the Principles and Maxims of American Jurisprudence: In Contrast with the Doctrines of the English Common Law on the Subject of Crimes and Punishment. Steubenville, Ohio: James Wilson. OCLC 4343241. - "was the first important commentary on the status of the English common law in America",[4] and "is an important resource for legal historians studying the development of American jurisprudence.",[3] though only 100 copies were printed.[5]
Notes edit
- ^ "Past Grand Masters - 1827 John Milton Goodenow". Grand Lodge of Ohio. Retrieved December 21, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Taylor 1899 : 193
- ^ a b "John Milton Goodenow". The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System.
- ^ Winkler, John F. (2004). "The Legal Literature of Ohio". The History of Ohio Law. Vol. 2. Ohio University Press. p. 506. ISBN 0821415468.
- ^ Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
References edit
- Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 1. State of Ohio. p. 193.
- Attribution
- United States Congress. "John M. Goodenow (id: G000283)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
