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Milo Goodrich
Milo Goodrich (January 3, 1814 – April 15, 1881) was a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from New York. Born in East Homer, New York, East Homer, Cortland County, New York, Cortland County, he moved with his parents to Cortlandville, New York, Cortlandville in 1816. He attended the South Cortland district school, Cortland Academy (in Homer, New York, Homer) and Oberlin College in Ohio. He taught school in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, studied law, was admitted to the bar (law), bar in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1840, and practiced for two years in Beloit, Wisconsin. He returned to New York and settled in Dryden, New York, Dryden in 1844. He was postmaster of Dryden from October 2, 1849 to June 25, 1853 and was a member of the New York Constitution, New York Constitutional Convention in 1867 and 1868. Goodrich was elected as a Republican Party (United States), Republican to the 42nd United States Congress, Forty-second Congress, holding offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The House's composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member congressional districts allocated to each state on a basis of population as measured by the United States Census, with each district having one representative, provided that each state is entitled to at least one. Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected, although universal suffrage did not come to effect until after the passage of the 19th Amendment and the Civil Rights Movement. Since 1913, the number of voting representative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
