John Z. Goodrich
John Z. Goodrich | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | |
Preceded by | Julius Rockwell |
Succeeded by | Mark Trafton |
Constituency | 7th district(1851–53) 11th district(1853–55) |
24thLieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
In office January 1, 1861 – March 29, 1861 | |
Governor | John Albion Andrew |
Preceded by | Eliphalet Trask |
Succeeded by | John Nesmith |
Member of theMassachusetts Senate from theBerkshiredistrict | |
In office 1848–1849 | |
Preceded by | Thomas A. Bowen Samuel A. Hurlburt |
Succeeded by | Nathan Benjamin Henry L. Dawes |
Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston | |
In office 1861–1865 | |
Preceded by | James Scollay Whitney |
Succeeded by | Hannibal Hamlin |
Personal details | |
Born | Sheffield, Massachusetts | September 27, 1804
Died | April 19, 1885 Stockbridge, Massachusetts | (aged 80)
Political party | Whig Republican |
Profession | Lawyer |
John Zacheus Goodrich(September 27, 1804 – April 19, 1885) was an American politician who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representativesand the 24thlieutenant governor of Massachusetts.He was born inSheffield, Massachusettson September 27, 1804. He attended the common schools andLenox Academy.He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and engaged in manufacturing; he graduated fromWilliams Collegein 1848.[1]
Goodrich served in theMassachusetts State Senate,and was elected as aWhigto the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855). He was a member of the1861 Peace Conferenceheld in Washington, D.C.. He was elected as aRepublicanLieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1860 and served from January 1, 1861, until his resignation on March 29, 1861. He also served as the president of the Union Emigration Society, a group dedicated to organizing the North for political action.[2]
Goodrich was appointed collector of customs atBostonon March 13 and served until March 11, 1865. He retired from public life and died inStockbridge, Massachusettson April 19, 1885. His interment was in Stockbridge Cemetery. He posthumously received one protest vote for Vice President at the1972 Democratic National Convention.[3]
References
[edit]- United States Congress."John Z. Goodrich (id: G000295)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^Case, Lafayette Wallace (5 November 1889)."The Goodrich Family in America: A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass., Together with a Short Historical Account of the Family in England, the Origin of the Name, a Description of Goodrich Castle, Etc".A.J. Goodrich, G.A. Goodrich – via Google Books.
- ^The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852–1856 by William Gienapp
- ^"US Vice President - D Convention Race - Jul 10, 1972".Our Campaigns.Retrieved2024-01-12.
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