John D. Goodwin
Democratic
Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
09-05-1865 | Democratic | AD-24 | 0 | Win |
09-04-1867 | Democratic | AD-24 | 0 | Loss |
Candidate Biography:
Married: Martha
Child: Grace (married Attorney General U. S. Webb)
1860-1877: Judge, Twenty-first Judicial District
- NOTABLE NO VOTE (Slavery): Goodwin was one of 11 Assemblymembers (and 15 Legislators overall) who voted against SJR 1 (1865), adopting the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which officially ended slavery in the United States.
- Goodwin was the first State Assemblyman to represent Lassen County after its incorporation.