John R. Goodin

Infobox Congressman
name=John Randolph Goodin


width=200px
state=Kansas
district=2nd
party=Democrat
term=March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
preceded="(none)"
succeeded=Dudley C. Haskell
date of birth=December 14, 1836
place of birth=Tiffin, Ohio, USA
date of death=December 18, 1885
place of death=Kansas City, Kansas, USA
spouse=Naomi Monroe
profession=Politician, Lawyer, Judge, Editor
religion=
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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.

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12513757 John R. Goodin] at Find A Grave
* [http://www.perrycofamilies.org/getperson.php?personID=I03194&tree=PerryDB] John Randolph Goodin at PerryCoFamiles.org Perry County, Ohio