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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MaineRobert GOODENOW
(1800-1874)
GOODENOW, Robert, (brother
of Rufus King Goodenow), a Representative from Maine; born in
Henniker, Merrimack County, N.H., on April 19, 1800; moved with his
parents to Brownfield, Maine, in 1802; attended the common schools
at that place and at Sanford in 1815 and 1816; studied medicine;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice
in Wilton, Maine; county attorney 1828-1834; moved to Farmington,
Maine, in 1832 and continued the practice of law; elected as a Whig
to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853);
unsuccessful candidate for renomination; appointed State bank
commissioner in 1857; county treasurer of Franklin County
1866-1868; again county attorney in 1869 and 1870; treasurer of the
Franklin County Savings Bank 1868-1874; died in Farmington, May 15,
1874; interment in Riverside Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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