Daniel Goodenow (October 30, 1793 – October 7, 1863) was an American politician and jurist from

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. Goodenow was born in

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and was primarily self-educated, though he did graduate from

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. He studied law under future U.S. Senator John Holmes and was admitted to the

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Bar in 1817. Residing in

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, Goodenow served three one year terms in the

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(1827, 1828 and 1830), which included a term as

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. He was a member of the

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while in the Legislature. In

1831 Events January–March * January 1 – William Lloyd Garrison begins publishing '' The Liberator'', an anti-slavery newspaper, in Boston, Massachusetts. * January 10 – Japanese department store, Takashimaya in Kyoto estab ...

, Goodenow was the

candidate for Governor. Unsuccessful, he ran again in

1832 Events January–March * January 6 – Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison founds the New-England Anti-Slavery Society. * January 13 – The Christmas Rebellion of slaves is brought to an end in Jamaica, after the island's white pla ...

and

1833 Events January–March * January 3 – The United Kingdom reasserts British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. * February 6 (January 25 on the Greek calendar) – Prince Otto Friedrich Ludwig of Bavaria arr ...

. In 1838 and 1841, Goodenow served as

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. On October 10, 1855, Republican Governor

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appointed Goodenow to a 7-year term as an associate justice of the

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. He retired after his first term ended in 1862 and died in Alfred a year later on October 7, 1863.

References

1793 births 1863 deaths People from Henniker, New Hampshire People from Alfred, Maine Dartmouth College alumni Maine National Republicans Maine Whigs 19th-century members of the Maine Legislature Maine attorneys general Justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court 19th-century Maine state court judges {{Maine-politician-stub