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John Z. Goodrich

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John Z. Goodrich
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
fromMassachusetts
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byJulius Rockwell
Succeeded byMark Trafton
Constituency7th district(1851–53)
11th district(1853–55)
24thLieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
January 1, 1861 – March 29, 1861
GovernorJohn Albion Andrew
Preceded byEliphalet Trask
Succeeded byJohn Nesmith
Member of theMassachusetts Senate
from theBerkshiredistrict
In office
1848–1849
Preceded byThomas A. Bowen
Samuel A. Hurlburt
Succeeded byNathan Benjamin
Henry L. Dawes
Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston
In office
1861–1865
Preceded byJames Scollay Whitney
Succeeded byHannibal Hamlin
Personal details
Born(1804-09-27)September 27, 1804
Sheffield, Massachusetts
DiedApril 19, 1885(1885-04-19)(aged 80)
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Political partyWhig
Republican
ProfessionLawyer

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.
  1. ^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.
  2. ^The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852–1856 by William Gienapp
  3. ^"US Vice President - D Convention Race - Jul 10, 1972".Our Campaigns.Retrieved2024-01-12.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of theU.S. House of Representatives
fromMassachusetts's 7th congressional district
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
District re-established
 Member of theU.S. House of Representatives
fromMassachusetts's 11th congressional district
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
1861 		Succeeded by


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