Lemuel Goodell
Lemuel Goodell (November 27, 1800 – April 9, 1897) was a politician in Wisconsin.
Lemuel Goodell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 1st district | |
| In office January 10, 1849 – January 8, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Harrison Carroll Hobart |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Conkey |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Calumet district | |
| In office June 5, 1848 – January 10, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Alonzo D. Dick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1800 Pomfret, Connecticut |
| Died | April 9, 1897 (aged 96) Stockbridge, Wisconsin |
| Resting place | Lakeside Cemetery Stockbridge, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | 1st wife (died 1841) Louisa Holt (died 1871) |
| Profession | farmer |
Biography
Goodell was born on November 27, 1800 in Pomfret, Connecticut, the youngest of 12 children.[1] He later moved to Stockbridge, Wisconsin. Goodell died on April 9, 1897.
Political career
Goodell was a delegate to Wisconsin's first constitutional convention in 1846, representing Calumet County. After Wisconsin's admission to the union in 1848, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in the first session that same year. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate for 1849 and 1850.
He was a member of the Democratic Party.
References
- "Badger Pioneer Gone". The Weekly Wisconsin. April 17, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved February 28, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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