John Z. Goodrich
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byJulius Rockwell
Succeeded byMark Trafton
Constituency7th district (1851–53)
11th district (1853–55)
24th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
January 1, 1861 – March 29, 1861
GovernorJohn Albion Andrew
Preceded byEliphalet Trask
Succeeded byJohn Nesmith
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the Berkshire district
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 the United States House of Representatives and the 24th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. He was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts on September 27, 1804. He attended the common schools and Lenox Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and engaged in manufacturing; he graduated from Williams College in 1848.[1]

Goodrich served in the Massachusetts State Senate, and was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855). He was a member of the 1861 Peace Conference held in Washington, D.C.. He was elected as a Republican Lieutenant 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 at Boston on March 13 and served until March 11, 1865. He retired from public life and died in Stockbridge, Massachusetts on April 19, 1885. His interment was in Stockbridge Cemetery. He posthumously received one protest vote for Vice President at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.[3]

References

  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. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byJulius Rockwell Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 Succeeded byNathaniel P. Banks Preceded byDistrict re-established Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th congressional district March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 Succeeded byMark Trafton Political offices Preceded byEliphalet Trask Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1861 Succeeded byJohn Nesmith


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