John Goode Jr. (May 27, 1829 – July 14, 1909) was a Virginia Democratic politician, lawyer and slaveowner who served in the Virginia House of Delegates representing Bedford County before the American Civil War, for which he voted during the Virginia Secession Convention, then served in the Confederate Congress and on the staff of General Jubal Early during the conflict. After the conflict, he moved to Norfolk, again won election to the House of Delegates, and then represented Virginia's 2nd congressional district for three terms during the postbellum United States House of Representatives and lastly represented Norfolk and was elected chairman of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1902. Goode also served as the acting Solicitor General of the United States during the presidency of fellow Democrat Grover Cleveland.
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27 May 1829 Bedford County, Virginia
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14 July 1909 (aged 80) Norfolk, Virginia
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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