- Robert K. Goodwin
Robert Kingman Goodwin (
May 23 ,1905 -February 21 ,1983 ) was a Republican U.S. Representative fromIowa from a March 1940 special election until the end of his term in January 1941.Born in
Des Moines, Iowa , Goodwin attended the public schools.He was graduated fromDrake University ,Des Moines, Iowa , in 1928 and later attended the law school ofGeorge Washington University ,Washington, D.C. .He moved toRedfield, Iowa , in 1929 and engaged in the brick and tile manufacturing business and farming from 1934 to 1949.He served as mayor ofRedfield, Iowa from 1938 to 1940.He was also a delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1936 and 1938, and vice president of the Dallas County Farm Bureau in 1939 and 1940.On
March 5 ,1940 , Goodwin was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofCassius C. Dowell . ["Goodwin Choice of Republicans," Oelwein Daily Register, 1940-02-20, at 1.] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1940, although a cadre of supporters attempted to draft him to break a deadlock in the nominating convention. [Cunningham is nominated," Oelwein Daily Register, 1940-07-26, at 1.]Upon his return from Congress, Goodwin resumed his manufacturing business. After the United States became involved in
World War II , he was commissioned a lieutenant in theUnited States Naval Reserve in June 1942 and served untilNovember 2 ,1945 . He was a civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army from 1952 to 1956.He also served as director of the Central National Bank and Trust Co. from 1941 to 1965, a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1952, a member of the
Republican National Committee from 1952 to 1956, and a trustee and vice president of Herbert Hoover Foundation, Inc..He was a resident of
Des Moines, Iowa , until his death inRochester, Minnesota onFebruary 21 ,1983 . He was interred in Resthaven,Des Moines, Iowa .References
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